MATHIAS v. FRACKVILLE SCI

Nos. 14-4694 & 15-2694.

869 F.3d 175 (2017)

David MATHIAS, Appellant (15-2694) v. Superintendent FRACKVILLE SCI; Attorney General of the State of Pennsylvania, Appellants (14-4694).

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

(Opinion Filed: August 28, 2017).


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maria K. Pulzetti, Esq. [ARGUED], Federal Community Defender Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 601 Walnut Street, The Curtis Center, Suite 540 West, Philadelphia, PA 19106, Counsel for Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

Susan E. Affronti, Esq. , Jennifer O. Andress, Esq. [ARGUED], Philadelphia County Office of District Attorney, 3 South Penn Square, Philadelphia, PA 19107, Counsel for Appellant/Cross-Appellee.

Before: FISHER, KRAUSE, and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

Undergirding federal habeas law is an extensive procedural framework that limits when and how a petitioner may raise post-conviction claims for relief and which claims are reviewable in federal court. Concerns of federalism, comity, and finality shape this complex framework and have required...

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