Selvage v. Lynaugh

Supreme Court of the United States
Selvage v. Lynaugh, 493 U.S. 888 (1989)
110 S. Ct. 231

Selvage v. Lynaugh

Opinion of the Court

C. A. 5th Cir. Motion of peti*889tioner for leave to proceed informa pauperis granted. Certiorari granted limited to Question 1 presented by the petition, but rephrased as follows: “At the time petitioner was tried, was there ‘cause’ for not raising a claim based upon arguments later accepted in Penry v. Lynaugh, 492 U. S. 302 (1989), and if not, would the application of a procedural bar to the claim result in a ‘fundamental miscarriage of justice,’ Smith v. Murray, 477 U. S. 527, 537-538 (1986)?”

Reference

Full Case Name
Selvage v. Lynaugh, Director, Texas Department of Corrections
Cited By
1 case
Status
Published