Legal Opinion
Hackett v. Price
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 26, 2004No. 01-9008PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMBRO, Circuit Judge.
Richard Hackett was convicted by a Pennsylvania jury of murder in the first degree and sentenced to death. His direct appeals and post-conviction claims in state court were unsuccessful. Hackett then filed in federal court a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, which the District Court granted after determining there is a reasonable likelihood the jury interpreted the trial court’s instructions and verdict form to préclude it from considering mitigating evidence in violation of the Eighth Amendment. The Commonwealth has appealed, and we reverse. The jury found…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Teague v. LaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Eddings v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by48 opinions
- Commonwealth v. HackettSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
- Alfred Albrecht, Sr., in No. 04-9006 v. Martin Horn, Commissioner, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, in No. 04-9005Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2007
- Bond v. BeardCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2008
- Simmons v. BeardCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2009
- Singer Management Consultants, Inc. v. MilgramCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2011
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