Criminal
Dec. 9, 2000
Circuit Panel Reversal Puts Habeas Limit Into Question
SAN FRANCISCO - Opening the door to an order requiring prisons to keep up their law libraries, an 11-judge federal appeals court panel hinted Thursday that lack of access to current materials may create an impediment for inmates and thus give them more time to challenge their convictions.
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