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· 10/6/1989

Earnest Smith v. A.L. Lockhart, Director, A.D.C.

Citations

  • 882 F.2d 331

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  • a state prisoner “cannot establish the unconstitutionality of his custody as required under 28 U.S.C. § 2254(a) merely by attacking the [state] post-conviction review process either in general or as applied in his case”’

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Judges: Magill, Ross, Cambridge

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