Legal Opinion
Wetzel v. Lambert
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 21, 2012No. 11-38PublishedCited by 128 opinions
1Per curiam
James Lambert was convicted and sentenced to death in 1984 for the murder of two patrons during a robbery of Prince's Lounge in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. One of the Commonwealth’s primary witnesses at Lambert’s trial was Bernard Jackson, who admitted to being involved in the robbery and identified Bruce Reese and Lambert as his accomplices. Almost 20 years later, Lambert brought a claim for postconviction relief in Pennsylvania state court, alleging that the Commonwealth had failed to disclose, inter alia, a “police activity sheet” in violation of Brady v. Maryland, 373 U. S. 83 (1963).…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Harrington v. RichterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
- Strickler v. GreeneSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
- Commonwealth v. LambertSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
- Lambert v. BeardCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2011
3Cited by128 opinions
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- Littlejohn v. TrammellCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2013
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