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Fifth Circuit· 7/12/2000

Smith v. Johnson

Citations

  • 216 F.3d 521
  • 2000 U.S. App. LEXIS 15966
  • 2000 WL 815470

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  • recognizing that a federal habeas court lacks the ability to question a state court’s finding of procedural default, when such finding is based on an adequate and independent state ground
  • raising a procedural bar in a § 2254 case sua sponte at the appellate level
  • per 11 Case: 16-70027 Document: 00515053851 Page: 12 Date Filed: 07/29/2019 No. 16-70027 curiam

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Judges: Higginbotham, Demoss, Stewart

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