Ladd v. Alaska

indicating that on remand, petitioner would need to establish both that uncalled witnesses were available to counsel and that their testimony would have been helpful to petitioner's case | affirming a district court decision which applied res judicata to bar a section 1983 suit based on a defense that was available in a state court suit to quiet title | “federal courts should defer action only if there is some reasonable probability” that state court would entertain claim | exhaustion inquiry will not be stayed by a state prosecutor’s willingness to have federal court reach the merits | court need not decide whether to follow Galtieri doctrine but notes “we have yet to be persuaded of its correctness” | no competency hearing indicated when no psychiatrist expressed doubts as to petitioner's competency, petitioner's counsel expressed no worries and the petitioner exhibited "impressive demeanor and extensive vocabulary" | no competency hearing indicated when no psychiatrist expressed doubts as to petitioner’s competency, petitioner’s counsel expressed no worries and the petitioner exhibited “impressive demeanor and extensive vocabulary” | emphasizing “necessity for strict adherence to the exhaustion requirement” | state's waiver operative in interest of justice and expedition | state’s waiver operative in interest of justice and expedition | compelling a defendant to allow his hands to be photographed | discussing standard for waiver of Miranda rights | cases applying the "invited error" doctrine | cases applying the “invited error” doctrine