The U.S.Supreme Court will not consider a habeas corpus case filed by a state inmate on a Fourth Amendment issue if a state court has provided a full and fair hearing on the claim.

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The Supreme Court has established this principle in several cases, including Stone v. Powell (1976) and Cullen v. Pinholster (2011). If a state court has already provided a full and fair hearing on a Fourth Amendment claim raised in a habeas corpus petition, the federal courts generally will not entertain the same claim on habeas review, absent exceptional circumstances such as a fundamental miscarriage of justice. This is known as the "Stone-Pinholster rule."

The USSupreme Court Will Not Consider a Habeas Corpus Case Filed