Brumfield v. Cain
Brumfield v. Cain, 576 U.S. ___ (2015), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that because Brumfield satisfied 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d)(2)’s requirements, he was entitled to have his Atkins v. Virginia claim considered on the merits in federal court.
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Brumfield v. Cain
Brumfield v. Cain, 576 U.S. ___ (2015), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that because Brumfield satisfied 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d)(2)’s requirements, he was entitled to have his Atkins v. Virginia claim considered on the merits in federal court.
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Brumfield v. Cain, 576 U.S. __ ...... n the merits in federal court.
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Because Brumfield satisfied §2 ...... n the merits in federal court.
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Brumfield v. Cain, 576 U.S. __ ...... n the merits in federal court.
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Kevan Brumfield v. Burl Cain, Warden
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