· 4/20/1978
John Lee Sincox v. United States
Citations
- 571 F.2d 876
- 1978 U.S. App. LEXIS 11563
How courts have described this case
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- employing \cause and prejudice\ test to evaluate effect of procedural default on § 2255 review
- employing “cause and prejudice” test to evaluate effect of procedural default on § 2255 review
- failure to object or appeal guilty verdict where juror expressed reasonable doubt was “inexcusable neglect” of great proportion, constituting “cause”
- Sykes applicable to § 2255 proceedings involving \ fundamental constitutional right\
- failure to pursue certain defenses and to explain consequences of guilty plea
- Sykes applicable to § 2255 proceedings involving “fundamental constitutional right”
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Judges: Hill, Rubin, Vance
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