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Wilson v. Sellers

Supreme Court of the United States
Feb 27, 2017
137 S. Ct. 1203 (2017)

Summary

granting certiorari to review Wilson v. Warden, Ga. Diagnostic Prison, 834 F.3d 1227 (11th Cir. 2016)

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Opinion

No. 16–6855.

02-27-2017

Marion WILSON, petitioner, v. Eric SELLERS, Warden.


Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit granted. Adam K. Mortara, Esquire, of Chicago, Illinois, is invited to brief and argue, as amicus curiae, in support of the judgment below.


Summaries of

Wilson v. Sellers

Supreme Court of the United States
Feb 27, 2017
137 S. Ct. 1203 (2017)

granting certiorari to review Wilson v. Warden, Ga. Diagnostic Prison, 834 F.3d 1227 (11th Cir. 2016)

Summary of this case from Kirksey v. Jones

In Wilson, the Eleventh Circuit held that a federal habeas court should not "look through" an unexplained state appellate decision to a lower court's reasoned decision.

Summary of this case from Kirksey v. Jones
Case details for

Wilson v. Sellers

Case Details

Full title:Marion WILSON, petitioner, v. Eric SELLERS, Warden.

Court:Supreme Court of the United States

Date published: Feb 27, 2017

Citations

137 S. Ct. 1203 (2017)
197 L. Ed. 2d 245

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