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Mailbox Rule Applied to Habeas Petitions

The court of appeals for the Third circuit extended the mailbox rule to habeas corpus petitions, holding that habeas petitions are considered filed when given to prison officials for mailing. Donald Burns, a New Jersey state prisoner, gave his federal habeas petitions to prison officials to mail on April 22, ...

 

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