Legal Opinion
Alonzo Hurth v. Billy Mitchem
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 16, 2005No. 03-11471PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARNES, Circuit Judge:
In order to serve as the basis for a procedural bar in federal habeas proceedings, a state rule must be firmly established and regularly followed. Hill v. Jones, 81 F.3d 1015, 1023 (11th Cir.1996); Cochran v. Herring, 43 F.3d 1404, 1408, modified on reh’g, 61 F.3d 20 (11th Cir.1995); see also Lee v. Kemna, 534 U.S. 362, 376, 122 S.Ct. 877, 885, 151 L.Ed.2d 820 (2002). This appeal presents us with the question of whether the only state procedural rules that meet those requirements are jurisdictional ones.
A rule is jurisdictional if the petitioner’s non-compliance with it…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Artuz v. BennettSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Cheryl Cohen, on Behalf of Herself and Others Similarly Situated v. Office Depot, Inc., a Florida CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2000
- Lee v. KemnaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- United States v. William O. Steele, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1998
- Bailey v. NagleCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1999
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3Cited by26 opinions
- United States v. George William Blood (04-5101) and Stephen L. Crittenden (04-5261)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2006
- Payne v. AllenCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2008
- United States v. Lauro Puentes-HurtadoCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2015
- Zepeda v. WalkerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2009
- Giummo v. OlsenCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2017
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