adequate state ground
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From 379 U.S. 443 - Henry v. State of Mississippi · 1965Most cited · 2,344 citing opinions
a litigant's procedural defaults in state proceedings do not prevent vindication of his federal rights unless the State's insistence on compliance with its procedural rule serves a legitimate state interest. In every case we must inquire whether the enforcement of a procedural forfeiture serves such a state interest