While released on bail and facing burglary charges in 1982, Joseph Kindler murdered one of the accomplices to the burglary, David Bernstein, because he was cooperating with the police and had been granted immunity to...
adequate state grounds doctrine
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All California courts, both state and federal, have original jurisdiction to hear habeas corpus petitions. See Brief for Respondent, Charles Martin at 7. However, if any court finds that a petitioner’s claims are procedurally barred, it may deny the...