context: . If the government were correct that X-Citement Video announced a new rule, this would provide an additional ground for our conclusion that the cause and prejudice requirement does not apply. We have consistently permitted defendants to challenge their convictions in SS 2255 motions, where there has been an intervening change in the law after the time for direct appeal has run.
citation_a.signal: see also
citation_a.identifier: 468 U.S. 1, 16
citation_a.parenthetical: holding that the novelty of a petitioner's claim can constitute cause for a procedural default
citation_a.sentence: See, e.g., Sood, 969 F.2d at 775 (defendants pled guilty and did not challenge their convictions until post-conviction collateral proceedings); see also Reed v. Ross, 468 U.S. 1, 16, 104 S.Ct. 2901, 2910, 82 L.Ed.2d 1 (1984) (holding that the novelty of a petitioner’s claim can constitute cause for a procedural default).
citation_b.signal: see
citation_b.identifier: 969 F.2d 775, 775
citation_b.parenthetical: defendants pled guilty and did not challenge their convictions until post-conviction collateral proceedings
citation_b.sentence: See, e.g., Sood, 969 F.2d at 775 (defendants pled guilty and did not challenge their convictions until post-conviction collateral proceedings); see also Reed v. Ross, 468 U.S. 1, 16, 104 S.Ct. 2901, 2910, 82 L.Ed.2d 1 (1984) (holding that the novelty of a petitioner’s claim can constitute cause for a procedural default).