Williams v. United States, No. 12-10299 (11th Cir. 2013)
Annotate this CasePetitioners appealed the district court's denial of their habeas petitions, brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2255. The district court held that petitioners' section 2255 motions presented claims that were procedurally defaulted. Because defendants have failed to show that they suffered actual prejudice that worked to their substantial disadvantage, the cause and prejudice exception could not be used to excuse them of their procedural default. Because petitioners have failed to show actual innocence as to the theories supporting their convictions that remain intact following United States v. Skilling, the actual innocence exception did not apply to overcome their procedural default. Accordingly, the court affirmed the denial of petitioners' section 2255 motions.
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