Legal Opinion

Mancil Wallace v. Jack Duckworth and Indiana Attorney General

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided November 19, 1985No. 85-1247PublishedCited by 50 opinions

1Per curiam

Petitioner, Mancil Wallace, an inmate incarcerated at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City, Indiana, petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, in the Northern District of Indiana. Chief Judge Sharp dismissed that petition because of petitioner’s failure to exhaust his state court remedies as required by 28 U.S.C. § 2254(b). For the reasons given below, we affirm.

I. Procedural Background

The only issue presented to this court is whether petitioner exhausted his state court remedies as required by § 2254(b). In reaching a decision it is unnecessary to detail…

2Cases cited45 opinions

  1. Picard v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Stone v. PowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Anderson v. HarlessSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. WILWORDING Et Al. v. SWENSON, WARDENSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  5. Pitchess v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1975

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3Cited by50 opinions

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  4. Kenneth Wayne Dupuy v. Robert H. Butler, Sr., Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
  5. Arlene Cruz v. Warden of Dwight Correctional Center and Neil F. Hartigan, Attorney General of the State of Illinois, 1Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990

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