Legal Opinion
Hankins v. Fulcomer
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 13, 1991No. 90-3766PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SCIRICA, Circuit Judge.
Harold Lee Hankins, a state prisoner, appeals from the dismissal of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The district court, adopting the Report and Reeommen-dation of the magistrate judge, dismissed the petition for failure to exhaust state remedies. Hankins contends that the district court erred by failing to find inordinate delay in state proceedings, which would excuse a lack of exhaustion.
We hold that the nearly eleven-year delay by the Court of Common Pleas of Crawford County, Pennsylvania in deciding Han-kins’ post-sentencing motion for…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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3Cited by60 opinions
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