Legal Opinion
George Feigley, A/K/A George Stoctay v. Thomas Fulcomer, Superintendent, and Leroy Zimmerman, Attorney General
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided November 12, 1987No. 87-5279PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
GIBBONS, Chief Judge:
George Feigley, a Pennsylvania state prisoner, appeals from a judgment dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The petition raises a double jeopardy claim which, Feigley contends, was duly presented to the Pennsylvania courts. The district court dismissed the petition on the ground that by escaping from prison during the pendency of a Pennsylvania post-conviction petition in which his double jeopardy claim was raised, Feigley waived the opportunity to have that claim considered. We affirm.
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In 1975 Feigley was convicted on several counts…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Engle v. IsaacSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Brown v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Molinaro v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Kathleen A. Braun v. Barbara PowellCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- Hector Clyde WOOD, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Frank HALL, Director, Oregon Department of Corrections, Respondent-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
- Bagwell v. DretkeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2004
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