Leamon White v. Michael S. Bowersox, Superintendent

RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

Leamon White appeals the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The District Court held that all of Mr. White’s claims were procedurally barred, except those adequately raised by his first amended post-conviction motion in the state courts. We reverse and remand for further proceedings on the merits of those claims the District Court held to be procedurally barred. We hold that the state procedural rule that barred Mr. White’s second amended motion was inadequate to bar federal consideration of these claims. We affirm the remaining portion of the…