Porter v. Horn
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
ROBERT F. KELLY, Senior District Judge.
Before this Court is the Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by Petitioner Ernest Porter (“Petitioner”). 1 Under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, Petitioner presents fourteen claims in support of his Petition for habeas corpus relief from his state murder conviction and subsequent death sentence. 2 Petitioner’s fourteen claims assert constitutional error in both the guilt phase and sentencing phase of his trial. For the reasons set forth below, the Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus is granted in part and denied in part. I will grant the Petition…
2Cases cited122 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
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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3Cited by56 opinions
- Ernest Porter v. Pennsylvania Department of CorCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2020
- Commonwealth v. PorterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
- Commonwealth v. CoxSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
- Breighner v. ChesneyDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 2004
- Kindler v. HornDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2003
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