Richard Belbin v. Philip J. Picard’s Empirical Analysis
454 F.2d 202 · 1972
Citation profile
15 federal appellate · 2 district ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)
Relies on Fay v. Noia · Kennedy v. Powell · Bell v. Alabama · Johnnie Lucas and Chester Sturgis v. People of the State of Michigan · James M. Walsh v. Philip J. Picard, Superintendent, Etc.
Most-quoted passages
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““We cannot too strongly condemn the practice of proceeding with post trial relief in two courts simultaneously, except in the unusual circumstance that the state court proceeding is not going ahead.” Belbin v. Picard, 1st Cir., 454 F.2d 202, 204 (1972).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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