Zakee Hamilton v. Scott Klinefeleter

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA ZAKEE HAMILTON, CIVIL ACTION Petitioner, v. SCOTT KLINEFELETER, NO. 23-CV-232 Respondent. MEMORANDUM OPINION Pro se petitioner Zakee Hamilton (“Petitioner” or “Hamilton”) filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his 2012 criminal conviction in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County. He brings two claims for relief: (1) that appellate counsel’s failure to appeal an adverse decision in the Superior Court of Pennsylvania violated his rights under the Sixth, Eighth,…