Seventh Circuit: Cedric Cal v. Jason Garnett

 

Claim of actual innocence after a witness recantation that resulted in a perjury conviction for the witness was not adjudicated by state courts unreasonably.  Since a thorough review of the facts and the state record establish that no relief is warranted, the question of whether a freestanding claim of actual innocence is cognizable in non-capital federal Habeas proceedings need not be answered.


Cedric Cal v. Jason Garnett