United States Sixth Circuit
SIMPSON v. JONES, 99-1677
A state prisoner who fails to comply with state's procedural rules waives the right to federal habeas review unless the prisoner can show cause for noncompliance and actual prejudice arising from the alleged constitutional violation, or a showing of a fundamental miscarriage of justice.
Appellate Information
- Decided 01/24/2001
- Published 01/24/2001
Judges
- Before: BOGGS and SUHRHEINRICH, Circuit Judges; and ALDRICH, District Judge.
Court
- United States Sixth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- James Sterling Lawrence (argued and briefed), James Sterling Lawrence, Detroit, MI, Jimmie Lee Simpson (briefed), Macomb Regional Facility, New Haven, MI, for Petitioner-Appellant.
- For Appellees:
- Vincent J. Leone (briefed), Asst. Attorney General, Laura Graves Moody (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Habeas Corpus Division, Lansing, MI, for Respondent-Appellee.