United States Ninth Circuit

Evidence that an expert witness in a child abuse case testified falsely that children rarely lie about abuse is not sufficient evidence of actual innocence to excuse a procedural default for a successive habeas petition.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/20/2002
• Decided 10/16/2001
• Published 10/16/2001

Judges

• Before:  SCHROEDER, Chief Judge, and REINHARDT, TROTT, RYMER, HAWKINS, TASHIMA, SILVERMAN, MCKEOWN, FISHER, PAEZ, and BERZON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Dennis N. Balske, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Portland, OR, for the petitioner-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Janet A. Klapstein, Deputy Attorney General, Salem, OR, for the respondent-appellee.