ADEQUATE-STATE-GROUNDS DOCTRINE

By SovConn | August 9, 2014

adequate-state-grounds  doctrine.A  judge-made  principle  that  prevents  the  U.S.  Supreme

Court from reviewing a state-court decision based partially on state law if a decision on a federal

issue would not change the result. [Cases: Federal Courts    502.][Blacks Law 8th]

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