Q1: Should a habeas petitioner's claims of actual innocence, supported by the face of the court record, be subject to deference of abusive or successive use of writ?

Q2: Should claims of actual innocence supported by the face of the court record warrant an evidentiary hearing?

Q3: Should procedural bars ever keep a man from obtaining post conviction relief when evidence of his innocence is on the face of the court record?

Q4: Does the Court recognize that a constitutional violation probably resulted in the conviction of one who is actually innocent? (Does Carrier standard apply?)

Should 4 habeas petitioners' claims of actual innocence, supported by the facts of the record, be subject to doctrines of abuse or successive use of the writ?