Legal Opinion
Ozzie Batchelor v. Hoyt C. Cupp, Superintendent, Oregon State Penitentiary, James Redden, Solicitor General, Walter L. Barr
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 29, 1982No. 81-3037PublishedCited by 139 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:
Ozzie Batchelor, an Oregon state prisoner, appeals the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The appeal presents a question raised by a large number of habeas appeals from Oregon — whether a petitioner’s failure to seek review in the Oregon Supreme Court bars federal review of the merits of the prisoner’s federal constitutional claims.
It appears that the prisoner’s default results from an informal arrangement by which Oregon public defenders have not sought review of their clients’ cases beyond the Oregon Court of Appeals. The Oregon Attorney General has…
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