What is the standard of review under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Barajas v. Wise, 481 F.3d 734 (9th Cir. 2007):
This petition was filed after the April 24, 1996, effective date of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 ("AEDPA"); consequently, our review is governed by AEDPA. See Lindh v. Murphy, 521 U.S. 320, 326, 117 S.Ct. 2059, 138 L.Ed.2d 481 (1997); Weaver v. Thompson, 197 F.3d 359, 362 (9th Cir.1999).
The standards of review under AEDPA are:
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