Wayne Zilich v. Superintendent Reid, Charles Johns

36 F.3d 317

Wayne ZILICH, Appellant,

v.

Superintendent REID, Charles Johns.

No. 93-3459.

United States Court of Appeals,

Third Circuit.

Argued Aug. 11, 1994.

Decided Sept. 30, 1994.

Thomas S. White, W. Penn Hackney, Jay J. Finkelstein (argued), Federal Public Defender, Erie, PA, for appellant.

William R. Cunningham (argued), Dist. Atty., Erie, PA, for appellee.

Before: MANSMANN, COWEN and McKEE, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

McKEE, Circuit Judge.

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The defendant appeals from the district court's denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2254 in which he challenges the…