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· 10/3/2005

Fields v. United States District Court

Citations

  • 546 U.S. 887
  • 126 S. Ct. 392
  • 163 L. Ed. 2d 196
  • 74 U.S.L.W. 3208
  • 2005 U.S. LEXIS 5984

How courts have described this case

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  • finding that a claim of actual innocence “does not constitute a rare and exceptional circumstance,” but suggesting that “a showing of actual innocence” might
  • ignorance of the law and pro se status

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