Clark v. Sweeney · ¶1

A Maryland jury found Jeremiah Sweeney guilty of second-degree murder and several other crimes. Sweeney’s convictions were affirmed on appeal, and his bid for post- conviction relief in state court was unsuccessful. Sweeney sought habeas relief in Federal District Court, and that court, too, denied relief. But the Fourth Circuit reversed and ordered a new trial, relying on a claim that Sweeney never asserted. Because the Court of Appeals departed dramatically from the principle of party presentation, we reverse.

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