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Bowman v. Johnson
No. 102471Supreme Court of Virginia
102471 Bowman v. Johnson 11/04/2011 It was not error for the court hearing a petition for writ of habeas corpus challenging a conviction for bank robbery to deny the petition. A claim relating to the alleged f…
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102471 Bowman v. Johnson 11/04/2011 It was not error for the court hearing a petition for writ of habeas corpus challenging a con…
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102471 Bowman v. Johnson 11/04/2011 It was not error for the court hearing a petition for writ of habeas corpus challenging a conviction for bank robbery to deny the petition. A claim relating to the alleged failure of the prosecution to correct false testimony of one of its witnesses could have been raised at trial and on appeal, and is not available for habeas review. On the remaining issues, petitioner was not prejudiced under the standards articulated in Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 (1984), by defense counsel's tactical decision not to present proof of the absence of certain DNA in evidence seized, and the absence of red dye residue on certain clothing of the defendant, and de…
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