JOHNSON v. LEWIS

No. 90-16074.

929 F.2d 460 (1991)

Gregory Paul JOHNSON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Samuel LEWIS, et al., Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided March 22, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory Paul Johnson, Tucson, Ariz., pro se.

Jack Roberts, Asst. Atty. Gen., Phoenix, Ariz., for respondent-appellee.

Before HUG, ALARCON and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges.


ALARCON, Circuit Judge:

Gregory Paul Johnson, a state prisoner, appeals pro se from the denial of his petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The district court held that Johnson was barred from seeking review of his federal constitutional claim because he had failed to present it in the Arizona state courts. The district court also concluded that Johnson had failed to demonstrate cause and prejudice for his procedural default. We vacate and remand with...

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