· 4/21/1987
Granberry v. Greer
Citations
- 481 U.S. 129
- 107 S. Ct. 1671
- 95 L. Ed. 2d 119
- 1987 U.S. LEXIS 1809
How courts have described this case
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- holding that appellate courts may consider a habeas petitioner’s failure to exhaust state rem- edies despite a State’s forfeiture of the defense
- holding that appellate courts may consider a habeas petitioner’s failure to exhaust state remedies despite a State’s forfeiture of the defense
- concluding that a federal appellate court may consider an application to which the state raises a non-exhaustion defense for the first time on appeal
- holding that a state may, even inadvertently, waive the pre-AEDPA federal habeas exhaustion requirement
- holding that based on concerns of comity and judicial economy, a federal habeas court, within its discretion, may raise an exhaustion defense that was not raised in the district court
- holding that based on concerns of comity and judicial economy, a federal habeas court, within its discretion, may raise an exhaustion defense that was not raised in the district court
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Judges: Stevens
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