Stone v. Powell

Citation

428 U.S. 465 (1976)

Facts

Stub — to be completed.

Issue

Stub — to be completed.

Holding

Stub — to be completed.

Rule

Where the state has provided an opportunity for full and fair litigation of a Fourth Amendment claim, federal habeas corpus does not provide a vehicle for raising the claim again.

Significance

Barred Fourth Amendment suppression claims on federal habeas when the state provided a full and fair opportunity to litigate them; limits the exclusionary rule’s reach.

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