· 1/16/1997
Johnny Neal, Jr. v. Richard B. Gramley
Citations
- 99 F.3d 841
How courts have described this case
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- holding that an unambiguous procedural default stands, notwithstanding the state court’s “glance at the merits”
- finding that an unambiguous decision based on state procedural law constitutes a procedural default, notwithstanding the fact that the state court touched on the merits of the claim
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Judges: Posner, Easterbrook, Manion
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