Legal Opinion

Will Washington v. Charles James

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided June 29, 1993No. 525, Docket 91-2534PublishedCited by 113 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MESKILL, Chief Judge:

Appellant Will Washington appeals from a judgment entered in the United States District Court for the Western District of New York, Curtin, /., denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Washington argues that the district judge erred on the merits. We do not reach the merits, however, because we believe that Washington procedurally defaulted his federal claim by failing to raise it adequately before the state courts. Because neither party briefed this issue, we requested supplemental briefs from both parties addressing the following question:

Whether, and to what…

2Cases cited27 opinions

Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986

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