Legal Opinion
Edward C. Forman v. Harold J. Smith, Superintendent, Attica Correctional Facility, Respondent
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 8, 1980No. 869, Docket 80-2024PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEWMAN, Circuit Judge:
The exercise of habeas corpus jurisdiction by a federal district court to assess the validity of a criminal conviction obtained in a state court creates an inevitable tension between two important principles: the observance of constitutional protections in the enforcement of criminal law and the maintenance of appropriate authority within the separate spheres of the state and federal court systems. That tension is especially strained when a petitioner convicted in state court seeks relief from a federal court asserting a constitutional claim that was rejected by the…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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3Cited by73 opinions
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