Supreme Court of the United States, 1998

O'Sullivan v. Boerckel

O'Sullivan v. Boerckel
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided November 16, 1998
525 U.S. 999; 119 S. Ct. 508 (United States Reports)

O'Sullivan v. Boerckel

Opinion of the Court

C. A. 7th Cir. Motion of respondent for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Certiorari granted limited to the following question: “May an individual who is in custody pursuant to a state criminal *1000conviction pursue claims in a federal habeas petition if those claims were not raised on direct appeal in a petition for discretionary review to the State’s highest court?”

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