Legal Opinion
Sidney Allen Worthen v. Larry R. Meachum, Director Attorney General of the State of Oklahoma
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided March 21, 1988No. 86-1844PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SEYMOUR, Circuit Judge.
Sidney Allen Worthen brought this petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (1982), alleging, inter alia, that his guilty plea in an Oklahoma state court to first-degree murder was involuntary. The federal district court held that Worthen could not challenge his guilty plea because he had not shown cause and prejudice after his failure to raise the issue properly in state court. 1 On appeal Worth- en renews his contentions that his plea was involuntary, and that habeas relief is not barred by his procedural default. We affirm. 2
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2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Santobello v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by64 opinions
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