Legal Opinion
Steven Anthony Heiser v. Warden Joseph Ryan
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 8, 1994No. 93-3071PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SLOVITER, Chief Judge.
One of the most troublesome issues that faces a federal court sitting on a state prisoner’s petition for habeas corpus is the appropriate remedy to fashion when the state proceedings have been characterized by excessive and indefensible delay. This is the second time we have before us an appeal in this habeas corpus action brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (1988) by appellant Steven Heiser, a state prisoner, who complains of the over-thirteen-year delay he has experienced in waiting for the Pennsylvania state courts to rule on his motion to…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Doggett v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Mabry v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Commonwealth v. ForbesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Wayne Paul Burkett v. Richard Cunningham, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
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3Cited by39 opinions
- Jerry Mason v. Robert W. Meyers Attorney General of PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
- Victor Hassine v. Charles Zimmerman, Superintendent, and the Attorney General of the State of PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
- United States v. Jerry Lee SmithCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
- Lawrence L. Simmons v. Howard L. Beyer and the Attorney General of the State of New Jersey, W. Cary EdwardsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- Anthony Dickerson v. Donald T. Vaughn the Attorney General of the State of Pennsylvania the District Attorney of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Larry Meggett v. Martin Dragovich, Superintendent of Mahanoy the Attorney General of the State of Pennsylvania the District Attorney of Bucks CountyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1996
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