JEFFREY WOODS, WARDEN v. TIMOTHY ETHERTON
Supreme Court of the United States, Per Curiam, Filed April 4, 2016,
AEDPA – Ineffective Assistance of Counsel – A federal AEDPA claim regarding ineffective assistance of counsel calls for the reviewing court to apply two levels of deference. The first level applies to the decision of the state court in question. The second level applies to the decisions of trial counsel.