Engle v. Isaac, No. 80-1430 (U.S. Supreme Court) (456 U.S. 107; 102 S.Ct. 1558) (April 5, 1982) (Justice O'Connor)
In this case the Court built upon its decision in Wainwright v Sykes, 433 U.S. 72 (1977) where it held that a state prisoner, barred by procedural default from raising a constitutional claim on direct appeal, could not litigate that claim in a ยง 2254 habeas corpus proceeding without showing ...
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