exhaustion requirement
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From 404 U.S. 249 - WILWORDING Et Al. v. SWENSON, WARDEN · 1971Most cited · 1,514 citing opinions
The exhaustion requirement is merely 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.