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Wetzel v. Kindler

Petition for certiorari denied on January 17, 2012
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
11-48 3d Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2011

Issue: Whether the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's fugitive forfeiture rule, which holds that escape constitutes a forfeiture of appellate rights, constitutes an inadequate ground in the federal habeas context when it diverges from past decisions of that court.

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