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    Policy

    De Novo Review in Capital Cases Resolution (2012)

    Short Name: De Novo Review in Capital Cases Resolution
    Year Adopted: 2012
    Meeting Where Adopted: Annual
    Policy Number: 2012 AM 107D
    Subjects: Death Penalty, Affective Assistance of Counsel

    Resolution Text:

    RESOLVED, That the American Bar Association urges Congress to amend 28 U.S.C. §2254(d) to require a federal district court to review de novo, based on the record made in the federal court, claims of ineffective assistance of counsel by petitioners under sentence of death.

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