Legal Opinion
William Junior Hughes v. Idaho State Board of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 25, 1986No. 84-3523PublishedCited by 155 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SKOPIL, Circuit Judge:
William Junior Hughes (“Hughes”), an Idaho state prisoner, appeals the denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus. He contends the state prosecutor violated his due process rights by breaching a plea agreement. The district court denied relief upon finding that the agreement was not breached. We do not reach the merits of the district court’s decision. While we affirm the district court’s refusal to grant habeas relief, we do so on the basis that Hughes waived his constitutional claim by failing to appeal the denial of post-conviction relief to the Idaho Supreme…
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