The following excerpt is from Moncada v. Allison, No. 2:10-CV-3285 JAM GGH P (E.D. Cal. 2011):
Petitioner additionally argues that, under Lefkowitz v. Newsome, 420 U.S. 283, 95 S.Ct. 886 (1975), he is allowed to raise constitutional challenges in this federal petition because the state allowed him to appeal the denial of his suppression motions even though he had pled guilty.
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