Supreme Court· 6/23/1977

Wainwright v. Sykes

Citations

433 U.S. 72
97 S. Ct. 2497
53 L. Ed. 2d 594
1977 U.S. LEXIS 135

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holding that if the petitioner can show cause for the state procedural default, and prejudice resulting therefrom, the federal courts can address the issue’s merits
holding that if the petitioner can show cause for the state procedural default, and prejudice resulting therefrom, the federal courts can address the issue’s merits
holding that if the petitioner can show cause for the state procedural default, and prejudice resulting therefrom, the federal courts can address the issue's merits
holding that if the petitioner can show cause for the state procedural default, and prejudice resulting therefrom, the federal courts can address the issue’s merits
holding that if the petitioner can show cause for the state procedural default, and prejudice resulting therefrom, the federal courts can address the issue's merits
holding that if the petitioner can show cause for the state procedural default, and prejudice resulting therefrom, the federal courts can address the issue’s merits

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Judges: Rehnquist, Rehnqtjist, Burger, Stewart, Blackmun, Powell, Stevens, White, Brennan, Marshall

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