Pleasant v. United States

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• holding that the state court's denial of a successive post-conviction petition for failure to show cause under 725 ILCS 5/122-1(f) is a \state procedural rule\ that \preclud[ed] federal habeas review\
• stating that “hearsay within hearsay” had “little probative value” in establishing actual innocence
• explaining the two forms of procedural default, noncompliance with state procedural rules and failure to exhaust state remedies
• state court denial of leave to file petition for failure to show cause is an adequate and independent ground
• fair presentment requires petitioner to present controlling law and operative facts to the state court
• petitioner’s claim was procedurally barred where state court determined he did not meet state law requirements for litigating the claim in a successive post-conviction petition

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