John Dunnit was convicted of aggravated sexual battery and was sentenced to state prison. After exhausting his appellate remedies in the state courts, Dunnit filed a federal habeas corpus application, which was denied. Dunnit appealed the denial of relief to the federal circuit court and was denied relief. Dunnit filed a second federal habeas corpus petition after President Clinton signed the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 amending the federal habeas corpus statute. How does this new law affect Dunnit’s case? Is Dunnit’s second application for a writ of habeas corpus affected by recent Supreme Court decisions?