Statement of Justice SOTOMAYOR respecting the denial of certiorari.
The motion of respondent for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.
The Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 requires that federal habeas courts extend deference to the factual findings of state courts. But "deference does not imply abandonment or abdication of judicial review." Miller-El v. Cockrell, ...
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