Velazquez v. Gov't of the VI

Summary

The Court affirmed denial of Velazquez’s habeas petition. It held that counsel was not ineffective for failing to seek exclusion of a suggestive single-photo identification because the identification was independently reliable, counsel reasonably challenged the procedure through cross-examination, and Velazquez could not establish prejudice. The Court also held that the challenged evidentiary rulings were not cognizable in habeas because Velazquez alleged no constitutional violation.