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WOOD v. ALLEN

No. 08-9156.

130 S.Ct. 841 (2010)

558 U.S. 290

Holly WOOD, Petitioner, v. Richard F. ALLEN, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections, et al.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 20, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kerry A. Scanlon, Washington, D.C., for Petitioner.

Corey L. Maze, Solicitor General, Montgomery, AL, for Respondents.

Kerry Alan Scanlon, David O. Bickart, Robert Grass, Karen R. Robinson, Dionne A. Fraser, Kaye Scholer LLP, Washington, D.C., Brady W. Mills, Troutman Sanders LLP, Washington, D.C., for Petitioner.

Troy King, Attorney General, Corey L. Maze, Solicitor General, Henry M. Johnson, Assistant Attorney General, Montgomery, AL, for Respondents.

Justice SOTOMAYOR delivered the opinion of the Court.

The Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 contains two provisions governing federal-court review of state-court factual findings. Under 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d)(2), a federal court may not grant a state prisoner's application for a writ of habeas corpus based on a claim already adjudicated on the merits in state court unless that adjudication "resulted...

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