Amendment establishes a rule of deference to State courts so that Federal judges who are entertaining habeas corpus petitions from State inmates would be required to consider whether the claimant received a full and fair adjudication of their complaint.

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Amendment Number
110
Description
Amendment establishes a rule of deference to State courts so that Federal judges who are entertaining habeas corpus petitions from State inmates would be required to consider whether the claimant received a full and fair adjudication of their complaint.
Purpose
An amendment to establish a rule of deference to state courts so that federal judges who are entertaining habeas corpus petitions from state inmates would be required to consider whether the claimant received a full and fair adjudication of their complaint. This would effectively bar federal judges from extensively relitigating state cases.
Congress
104
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Feb 8, 1995
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Cox amendment (A004) Agreed to by recorded vote: 291 - 140 (Roll no. 106).
Latest Action Time
19:21:18
Submitted Date
Feb 8, 1995
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Aug 15, 2021
Amendment 110 — Informed