Clark v. Sweeney · ¶8

Sweeney later fled a petition for postconviction relief in state court. He argued, among other things, that his trial counsel was ineffective under Strickland v. Washington, 466 U. S. 668, 686 (1984), for not seeking to voir dire the entire jury to ensure that no other juror was tainted by Juror 4's unauthorized crime-scene visit. The state court denied relief after a hearing. With the help of appointed counsel, Sweeney then petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U. S. C. § 2254 in Federal District Court. As in state court, Sweeney argued that his trial counsel was ineffective for not seeking to voir dire the entire jury. The District Court denied Sweeney's petition, concluding that the state court's application of Strickland was not objectively unreasonable.

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