Legal Opinion
Carpenter v. Vaughn
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided May 30, 1995No. 1:CV-91-0934PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
McCLURE, District Judge.
BACKGROUND:
Petitioner James Henry Carpenter, an inmate at the State Correctional Institution at Graterford, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, seeks a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On January 20,1984, petitioner was convicted by a jury in York County, Pennsylvania, and was sentenced to death. A direct appeal to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania followed, as well as proceedings under the Pennsylvania Post-Conviction Relief Act, 42 Pa.Cons. Stat.Ann. §§ 9541 et seq. Petitioner’s conviction has been affirmed in all proceedings.
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2Cases cited16 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Schlup v. DeloSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Teague v. LaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- McCleskey v. ZantSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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3Cited by5 opinions
- James H. Carpenter v. Donald T. Vaughn, Warden, State Correctional Institution at Graterford, Pa James Henry CarpenterCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002
- Commonwealth v. CarpenterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
- Banks v. HornDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1996
- Carpenter v. VaughnCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002
- Commonwealth v. CarpenterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999