Can a claim of actual innocence be presented despite the fact that petitioner entered a plea of guilty?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Napier v. Swarthout, No. 2:13-cv-00615 GEB DAD P (E.D. Cal. 2015):
4. Although a claim of actual innocence may be presented despite the fact that petitioner entered a plea of guilty, "[i]t is important to note in this regard that 'actual innocence' means factual innocence, not mere legal insufficiency." Bousley v. United States, 523 U.S. 614, 623 (1998).
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