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Supreme Court rules death row inmate may seek relief

Procedural default does not bar ineffective assistance claim

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that a procedural default in state court did not bar a Texas death row inmate from seeking relief in federal court based on the assertion that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel at sentencing.

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