· 11/17/1987
Major Melvin Johnson v. R.M. Muncy Attorney General of Virginia
Citations
- 830 F.2d 508
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- adequacy of state court ruling that claims were waived because they had not been raised on direct appeal must be assessed as of the time of the direct appeal, not at the time that the state court holds that the claims are waived
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Judges: Kaufman, Phillips, Sprouse
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