Court Opinion

ID: 9428693
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-02 23:24:27.319994+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:23:14.715813
License: Public Domain

Justice White,
concurring in part and dissenting in part.
I agree with most of Justice Brennan’s opinion; but like Justice Blackmun, I. would not require a “mixed” petition to be dismissed in its entirety, with leave'to resubmit the exhausted claims. The trial judge cannot rule on the unex-hausted issues and should dismiss them. . But. he should rule on the exhausted claims unless they are intertwined with those he must dismiss or unless the habeas petitioner prefers to have his entire petition dismissed. In any event, if the judge' rules on those issues that are ripe and dismisses those that are not, .1 would not tax the petitioner with abuse of the writ if he returns with the latter claims after seeking state relief.