Wood v. Allen, 08-9156.
| Citation | 130 S.Ct. 841 |
| Decision Date | 04 November 2009 |
| Docket Number | No. 08-9156.,08-9156. |
| Parties | Holly WOOD, Petitioner, v. Richard F. ALLEN, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections, et al. |
| Court | United States Supreme Court |
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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.
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.
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