Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Lee
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 31, 2016No. 15-789PublishedCited by 111 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*1803 PER CURIAM.
Federal habeas courts generally refuse to hear claims "defaulted ... in *1804 state court pursuant to an independent and adequate state procedural rule." Coleman v. Thompson, 501 U.S. 722 , 750, 111 S.Ct. 2546 , 115 L.Ed.2d 640 (1991). State rules count as "adequate" if they are "firmly established and regularly followed." Walker v. Martin, 562 U.S. 307 , 316, 131 S.Ct. 1120 , 179 L.Ed.2d 62 (2011) (internal quotation marks omitted). Like all States, California requires criminal defendants to raise available claims on direct appeal. Under the so-called " Dixon bar," a defendant…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Harrington v. RichterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Lambrix v. SingletarySupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Johnson v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 2013
- Beard v. KindlerSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
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3Cited by111 opinions
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