Legal Opinion
Albrecht v. Beard
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 14, 2009No. Civil Action 99-1479PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
KAUFFMAN, District Judge.
Now before the Court for the second time is the Petition of Alfred Albrecht, Sr. (“Petitioner”) for a Writ of Habeas Corpus (“Petition”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. For the reasons set forth below, the Petition will be granted with respect to Petitioner’s sentence.
I. BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On August 8, 1980, Petitioner was convicted by a jury of one count of first degree murder, two counts of second degree murder, and four counts of arson for the killing of his wife, his mother, and his daughter in a fire at the family’s home. 1 Later…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Teague v. LaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Michigan v. LongSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Commonwealth v. AlbrechtSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2010