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· 9/20/1983

Sherwood v. Tomkins

Citations

  • 716 F.2d 632
  • 1983 U.S. App. LEXIS 16747

How courts have described this case

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  • “When . . . an appeal of a state criminal conviction is pending, a would- 3 be habeas corpus petitioner must await the outcome of his appeal before his 4 state remedies are exhausted.”
  • “When . . . an appeal of a state criminal conviction is pending, a would-be habeas corpus petitioner must await the outcome of his appeal before his state remedies are exhausted, even where the issue to be challenged . . . has been finally settled in the state courts.”

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