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A casualty of Francis Blee’s loss in February’s Special Election Convention for State Senate: longtime Atlantic County Prosecutor Jeffrey Blitz. Sources say that the appointment of a new...
- Background
- A. Sua Sponte Dismissal
- B. Exhaustion Analysis
- Certificate of Appealability
- Conclusion
It appears from the Petition that Petitioner did not directly appeal his sentence; however, he filed a post-conviction relief ("PCR") application that remains pending in Superior Court. Petitioner states that the hearing was scheduled for "sometime in October 2007 as of September 20, 2007."
A pro se pleading is held to less stringent standards than more formal pleadings drafted by lawyers. Estelle v. Gamble, 429 U.S. 97, 106 (1976); Haines v. Kerner, 404 U.S. 519, 520 (1972). A pro se habeas petition and any supporting submissions must be construed liberally and with a measure of tolerance. See Royce v. Hahn, 151 F.3d 116, 118 (3d Cir...
A state prisoner applying for a writ of habeas corpus in federal court must first "exhaust the remedies available in the courts of the State," unless "there is an absence of available State corrective process or . . . circumstances exist that render such process ineffective. . . . " 28 U.S.C. § 2254(b)(1);Rose v. Lundy, 455 U.S. 509, 515 (1982); To...
Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c), unless a circuit justice or judge issues a certificate of appealability, an appeal may not be taken from a final order in a proceeding under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. A certificate of appealability may issue "only if the applicant has made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right." 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2...
For the foregoing reasons, this Court finds that Petitioner has failed to exhaust his available state court remedies. The Court therefore will dismiss the § 2254 habeas petition without prejudice. No certificate of appealability shall issue, insofar as Petitioner has failed to make a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right, purs...
Mar 12, 2009 · Former Atlantic County Prosecutor Jeffrey Blitz, a Republican who Democrats recruited to run for assembly in the 2nd Legislative District, has turned down the offer.
Oct 28, 2001 · Take Atlantic County Prosecutor Jeffrey Blitz, whom Mr. Jacobs once referred to as ''the Prince of Darkness,'' who through a spokeswoman was ''disinclined to be interviewed on the subject...
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May 17, 2019 · When Jeffrey Blitz retired and Theodore F. L. Housel took over the Atlantic City Prosecutor's Office in 2008, Housel assigned a new investigator to review the Parkway coed murders. Because of a heavy case load, they've had to give more recent crimes priority.
Apr 26, 2006 · Jeffrey S. Blitz, Atlantic County Prosecutor, attorney for respondent (James F. Smith, Assistant Prosecutor, of counsel and on the brief). PER CURIAM Defendant Joseph Lovett (defendant) is currently imprisoned for the federal offenses of conspiracy to distribute a controlled dangerous substance and unlawful possession of a weapon by a convicted ...
