Wetzel v. Kindler

Pending petition

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
11-48	3d Cir.	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD

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.

SCOTUSblog Coverage

Petition of the day (Marissa Miller, August 3, 2011)

Briefs and Documents

Certiorari-stage documents

Opinion below (3d Cir.)
Petition for certiorari

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