United States Third Circuit

Grant of habeas corpus relief to defendant is reversed where defendant failed to raise his claim in state court before filing his federal habeas corpus petition, thus rendering defendant's claim unexhausted and unreviewable by the district court.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/19/2005
• Decided 11/08/2005
• Published 11/08/2005

Judges

• VAN ANTWERPEN, Circuit Judge., Before SCIRICA, Chief Judge, VAN ANTWERPEN and ALIDISERT, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John G. Knorr, III (Argued), Thomas W. Corbett, Jr., Francis R. Filipi, Office of Attorney General, Harrisburg, PA, for Appellants Donald Kelchner and the Attorney General of Pennsylvania.


• For Appellees:
  
• Linda J. Shorey, Amy L. Groff (Argued), David R. Fine, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham LLP, Harrisburg, PA, for Appellee Shawn Parker.