U.S. v. Petrus

Decision Date27 December 1994
PartiesU.S. v. Petrus * NO. 93-08544
CourtU.S. Court of Appeals — Fifth Circuit

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  • United States v. Touchet
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — Western District of Louisiana
    • May 18, 2018
    ...cases that could not have been raised on direct appeal and would result in a fundamental miscarriage of justice. United States v. Petrus, 44 F.3d 1004, *8 (5th Cir. 1994) (citing United States v. Vaughn, 955 F.2d 367, 368 (5th Cir. 1992)). A district court may deny a § 2255 motion without c......
  • United States v. Shearod
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — Eastern District of Louisiana
    • November 8, 2018
    ...criminal cases that could not have been raised on direct appeal and would result in a fundamental miscarriage of justice. U.S. v. Petrus, 44 F.3d 1004 (5th Cir. 1994) (citing U.S. v. Vaughn, 955 F.2d 367, 368 (5th Cir. 1992)). A district court may deny a Section 2255 motion without conducti......
  • Versell v. Outlaw
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — Southern District of Mississippi
    • June 17, 2015
    ...to follow applicable state procedural rules in raising the claims. Sawyer v. Whitley, 505 U.S. 333, 338 (1992); United States v. Petrus, 44 F.3d 1004 (5th Cir. 1994). In order to prove the "cause" prong of the test, Petitioner must show some external impediment which prevented him from rais......
  • United States v. Biyiklioglu
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — Eastern District of Louisiana
    • November 14, 2019
    ...cases that could not have been raised on direct appeal and would result in a fundamental miscarriage of justice." United States v. Petrus, 44 F.3d 1004, 1012 (5th Cir. 1994). Further, a district court may deny a § 2255 motion without conducting any type of evidentiary hearing if "the motion......
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