Tag: Antiterrorism

Habeas Corpus and State Sentencing Reform: A Story of Unintended Consequences

Nancy J. King & Suzanna Sherry

This Article tells the story of how shifts in state sentencing policy collided with shifts in federal habeas policy to produce a tangled and costly doctrinal wreck. It also proposes a simple solution to the problem.
Modern habeas law is predicated on the assumption that a state prisoner seeking habeas… Read More »