Legal Opinion
Thomas v. Beard
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided August 19, 2005No. Civil Action 00-803PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
POLLAK, District Judge.
I
On February 6, 1986, a jury empaneled in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadel phia County convicted Brian Thomas of murder in the first degree, burglary, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, and rape. In a separate proceeding, the same jury sentenced Thomas to death. At issue today is Thomas’s federal habeas corpus petition filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. In this petition, Thomas claims that his trial and sentencing hearing were infected with constitutional error, and he seeks release or a new trial, or, at a minimum, a new sentencing hearing.
II
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2Cases cited120 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Estelle v. McGuireSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Thomas v. HornCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2009
- Commonwealth v. SattazahnSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
- Cowans v. BagleyDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 2008
- Whitehead v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2006
- Ford v. SchofieldDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 2007
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