Wetzel v. Kindler

Petition for certiorari denied on January 17, 2012

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
11-48	3d Cir.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	OT 2011

Issue: Whether the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's fugitive forfeiture rule, which holds that escape constitutes a forfeiture of appellate rights, constitutes an inadequate ground in the federal habeas context when it diverges from past decisions of that court.

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