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procedural defaultguilty pleaactual innocence
Bousley v. United States
523 U.S. 614 (1998)
Key Principle
A defendant who procedurally defaulted a challenge to the validity of his guilty plea (here, after the Supreme Court reinterpreted the offense's elements) may raise it on Section 2255 collateral review only by showing either cause and actual prejudice or actual (factual) innocence.
Area of Law
General
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