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· 11/17/1992

Hosey B. Johnson v. Edward Hargett, Superintendent, Mississippi State Penitentiary

Citations

  • 978 F.2d 855
  • 1992 U.S. App. LEXIS 30106
  • 1992 WL 335602

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  • noting that “legal innocence” arises “whenever a constitutional violation by itself requires reversal,” whereas “actual innocence” means “that the person did not commit the crime”

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