Legal Opinion
United States ex rel. Hickey v. Jeffes
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 13, 1978No. 76-2604PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
GIBBONS, Circuit Judge.
John Hickey, a prisoner of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, appeals from an order denying his petition for habeas corpus relief on the ground that he failed to exhaust remedies available under the Pennsylvania Post Conviction Hearing Act. 19 P.S. § 1180-1 et seq. Since each of the issues which Hickey tendered on the habeas corpus petition was presented to and considered by the Pennsylvania courts on his direct appeal, we hold that the district court erred in dismissing the petition on exhaustion grounds. Since one of his claims for habeas corpus…
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3Cited by53 opinions
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