Legal Opinion
Pierce v. Blaine
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided October 24, 2006No. 04-9000PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
Appellee Michael Pierce, a death-sentenced inmate incarcerated at the State Correctional Institution in Greene County, Pennsylvania (“SCI-Greene”), was convicted in 1990 following a jury trial of three counts of first degree murder, arson and other charges in connection with setting his parents’ house on fire. Pierce’s mother and 95 year-old grandmother died in the fire, and his father, who tried to save them, died six months later from complications due to smoke inhalation and bron-chopneumonia. The fire was started in the basement by use of an accelerant, gasoline.…
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