A bill to amend section 2254 of title 28 of the United States Code to provide for conclusive rebuttal of certain allegations made by applicants for Federal habeas corpus if the record of State proceedings contradicts such allegations.

Summary

Provides that in a Federal habeas corpus action the record of State proceedings setting forth a plea agreement shall be deemed to rebut conclusively any allegations of the applicant contrary to such record.

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Timeline

1. 9 September 1981

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 9 September 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 9 September 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 11 September 1981

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 9 September 1981

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Fiedler, Bobbi [R-CA-21] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Forsythe, Edwin B. [R-NJ-6] · R · Sponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

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