“Is Innocence Irrelevant? Collateral Attack on Criminal Judgments”
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“Is Innocence Irrelevant? Collateral Attack on Criminal Judgments” is a highly influential legal essay by Judge Henry J. Friendly examining the role of actual innocence in federal habeas corpus review of state criminal convictions.
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| instanceOf |
law review article
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legal essay ⓘ |
| addresses |
importance of innocence claims in collateral proceedings
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scope of federal review of state criminal judgments ⓘ standards for granting habeas relief ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
clarify the proper function of federal habeas corpus
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reassess the significance of innocence in collateral review ⓘ |
| author |
Henry J. Friendly
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Judge Henry J. Friendly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| critiques | expansion of federal habeas corpus ⓘ |
| describes | tension between finality of judgments and accuracy of convictions ⓘ |
| discusses |
balance between individual rights and systemic finality
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procedural default rules in habeas corpus ⓘ standards of review for constitutional error ⓘ |
| examines |
federalism concerns in federal review of state convictions
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proper limits of collateral attack on criminal convictions ⓘ whether proof of actual innocence should affect availability of habeas relief ⓘ |
| field |
constitutional law
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criminal procedure ⓘ federal courts ⓘ habeas corpus law ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
relationship between procedural error and actual innocence
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role of innocence in habeas corpus ⓘ standards for collateral review of criminal convictions ⓘ |
| genre | scholarly article ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
foundational work on innocence and habeas
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highly influential in habeas corpus scholarship ⓘ widely cited in federal courts jurisprudence ⓘ |
| influenced |
doctrine of actual innocence gateway in federal habeas corpus
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judicial thinking on collateral attacks on state convictions ⓘ scholarly debate on limits of habeas review ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
actual innocence
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collateral attack on criminal judgments ⓘ federal habeas corpus ⓘ post-conviction review ⓘ state criminal convictions ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on later Supreme Court habeas decisions
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systematic analysis of innocence in post-conviction review ⓘ |
| proposes | a more limited role for habeas focused on innocence ⓘ |
| title | Is Innocence Irrelevant? Collateral Attack on Criminal Judgments NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
case law discussing actual innocence exceptions
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legal scholarship on wrongful convictions ⓘ teaching materials for federal courts and habeas corpus courses ⓘ |
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