exhaustion of state remedies
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From 404 U.S. 270 - Picard v. Connor · 1971Most cited · 5,888 citing opinions
The exhaustion-of-state-remedies doctrine, now codified in the federal habeas statute, reflects a policy of federal-state comity, 'an accommodation of our federal system designed to give the State an initial opportunity to pass upon and correct alleged violations of its prisoners' federal rights.