procedural default doctrine

procedural-default doctrine. The principle that a federal court lacks jurisdiction to review the merits of a habeas corpus petition if a state court has refused to review the complaint because the petitioner failed to follow reasonable state-court procedures. [Cases: Habeas Corpus 312–385.]
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译者Joanne,毕业于亚洲顶尖的高级翻译学院,擅长翻译各种与房地产业相关的法律文件。
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