Legal Opinion
Evans v. Court of Common Pleas, Delaware County
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 18, 1992No. 90-1949PublishedCited by 104 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SLOVITER, Chief Judge.
Petitioner Frances Evans appeals to this court from the district court’s order dismissing her petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. Evans, a state prisoner whose conviction has been vacated because of evidentiary errors and who faces a retrial in state court, argues that the district court erred in dismissing her federal habeas corpus petition on the ground of failure to exhaust. We agree with Evans, but must then determine whether a federal court may consider the merits of a state…
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3Cited by104 opinions
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