In Re Walter Hill’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “a new rule of constitutional law has been 'made retroactive to cases on collateral review by the Supreme Court' within the meaning of § 2255 only when the Supreme Court declares the collateral availability of the rule in question, either by explicitly so stating or by applying the rule in a collateral proceeding”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In Re: Gregory Smith

2. “the liberal amendment policy applicable to habeas petitions may make [new] claims ... 'available' to the petitioner during a prior habeas action, even when the claim would not have been available at the inception of that prior action”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. No. 96-2355

3. “would be sufficient to establish by clear and convincing evidence that, but for constitutional error, no reasonable factfinder would have found the applicant guilty of the underlying offense”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In Re: Gregory Smith