Legal Opinion
Pursell v. Horn
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided February 1, 2002No. Civil Action 99-174 EPublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
D. BROOKS SMITH, Chief Judge.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY.284
II. EXHAUSTION.288
III. PROCEDURAL DEFAULT.290
A. The Procedural Bars in Question.292
B. When The Alleged Default Occurred.292
C. Was the Waiver Rule Firmly Established Between 1982 and 1994? .293
D. Was the One Year Limitations Period Firmly Established in 1986? .295
E. Conclusion to Procedural Default.;.296
IV. STANDARD OF REVIEW.297
V. PURSELL’S GUILT-PHASE CLAIMS.299
A. Trial Court’s Refusal to Order Change of Venue.299(1) Factual Background .299(2) Legal Analysis.300(a) Refusal to Presume…
2Cases cited266 opinions
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- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Commonwealth v. FordSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
- Joseph Nara v. Frederick FrankCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2007
- Marshall v. HendricksCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002
- Marshall v. HendricksCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002
- Porter v. HornDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2003
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