Edwin Aponte v. Eric Tice, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution at Smithfield, et al.
DueProcess HabeasCorpus
A. Was petitioner's prosecutorial misconduct claim procedurally defaulted for failing to present it in state appellate procedure rule when the highest state court ruled on the merits of the claim?
B. Did the District Court error by opining that petitioner could not show prejudice by the Confrontation Clause Violations?
C. Was trial counsel deficient under the Sixth Amendment for failing to argue the prosecution's withholding of evidence claim?
D. Did the denial of self-defense instruction violated Due Process?
Was petitioner's prosecutorial misconduct claim procedurally defaulted for failing to present it in state appellate procedure when the highest state court ruled on the merits of the claim?