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· 9/28/1984

Joseph Hutchison v. R.C. Marshall, Superintendent

Citations

  • 744 F.2d 44
  • 1984 U.S. App. LEXIS 18142

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  • stating that it is “axiomatic that state courts are the final authority on state law” and that “[s]tate statutes mean what state courts say they mean”
  • stating that it is “axiomatic that state courts are the final authority on state law” and that “[s]tate statutes mean what state courts say they mean”
  • fundamental fairness has little application in pretrial proceedings and application is limited to events or circumstances that affect or tend to affect the fairness of the trial
  • “It is axiomatic that state courts are the final authority on state law.”
  • “[S]tate courts are the final authority on state law.”

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Judges: Merritt, Kennedy, Allen

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