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BEARD v. KINDLER

No. 08-992.

130 S.Ct. 612 (2009)

558 U.S. 53

Jeffrey A. BEARD, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, et al., Petitioners, v. Joseph J. KINDLER.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 8, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald Eisenberg, Philadelphia, PA, for Petitioners.

Matthew C. Lawry, Philadelphia, PA, for Respondent.

Ronald Eisenberg, Deputy District Attorney, Thomas W. Dolgenos, Chief, Federal Litigation, Arnold Gordon, 1st Asst. District Attorney, Lynne Abraham, District Attorney, Philadelphia, PA, for Petitioners.

Leigh Skipper, Matthew C. Lawry, Maria K. Pulzetti, Jennifer L. Givens, Billy H. Nolas, Philadelphia, PA, for Respondent.

Chief Justice ROBERTS delivered the opinion of the Court.

A federal habeas court will not review a claim rejected by a state court "if the decision of [the state] court rests on a state law ground that is independent of the federal question and adequate to support the judgment." Coleman v. Thompson, 501 U.S. 722, 729, 111 S.Ct. 2546, 115 L.Ed.2d 640 (1991). We granted certiorari to decide the following question: "Is a

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