SEYMOUR, Circuit Judge.
Sidney Allen Worthen brought this petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (1982), alleging, inter alia, that his guilty plea in an Oklahoma state court to first-degree murder was involuntary. The federal district court held that Worthen could not challenge his guilty plea because he had not shown cause and prejudice after his failure to raise the issue properly in state court.
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