Keeney v. Tamayo-Reyes, 504 U.S. 1 (1992), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that a cause-and-prejudice standard, rather than Fay v. Noia's deliberate bypass standard, is the correct standard for excusing a habeas corpus petitioner's failure to develop a material fact in state-court proceedings.[1] This decision increased the deference that federal courts are supposed to give to the record in underlying state court proceedings when evaluating habeas petitions.[2]
| Keeney v. Tamayo-Reyes | |
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| Decided May 4, 1992 | |
| Full case name | Keeney v. Tamayo-Reyes |
| Citations | 504 U.S. 1 (more) |
| Holding | |
| A cause-and-prejudice standard, rather than Fay v. Noia's deliberate bypass standard, is the correct standard for excusing a habeas corpus petitioner's failure to develop a material fact in state-court proceedings. | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | White |
| Dissent | O'Connor, joined by Blackmun, Stevents, Kennedy |
| Dissent | Kennedy |
This case overturned a previous ruling or rulings | |
| Townsend v. Sain | |
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