· 6/20/1979

United States of America Ex Rel. Leroy Charles Lockett v. Illinois Parole and Pardon Board

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600 F.2d 116
1979 U.S. App. LEXIS 13840

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an appeals court may refuse to dismiss for exhaustion of state remedies when an evidentiary hearing was held in the district court and dismissal would be wasteful of judicial energy

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Judges: Cummings, Per Curiam, Sprecher, Wood

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