Constitutional Law - Criminal Procedure - Habeas Corpus - Reaching the Merits of Successive and/or Abusive Petitions

Authors

James J. Turocy

Abstract

The United States Supreme Court held that showing that a constitutional violation probably resulted in the conviction of one who is actually innocent will allow a court to reach the merits of a habeas corpus petition otherwise barred as successive and/or abusive.

Schlup v. Delo, 115 S. Ct. 851 (1995).

First Page

373

Recommended Citation

James J. Turocy, Constitutional Law - Criminal Procedure - Habeas Corpus - Reaching the Merits of Successive and/or Abusive Petitions, 34 Duq. L. Rev. 373 (1996).
Available at: https://dsc.duq.edu/dlr/vol34/iss2/8