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Sad to say some homecomings are not that good.  As a CV SJA we always prepared for extra legal assistance business upon return from an extended at sea period.  In one instance after cruise one Sailor returned “home” to find himself locked out and a stranger answering his “knocks.”  Sad…

Just the other day, alerted by SCOTUSBlog I posted Jones v. Williams as a case to watch at SCOTUS.  The issue once again: Issue: Whether the Tenth Circuit violated 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d)(1) by granting habeas relief for ineffective assistance of counsel during plea bargain negotiations to a defendant who…