Wilkinson v. Ellis
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
EDWARD R. BECKER, District Judge.
I. Preliminary Statement
This civil rights action arises out of the state investigation and prosecution that fol lowed the October 5, 1975 firebombing of the home of Radames Santiago in the Feltonville section of Philadelphia which killed five persons. The lead plaintiff is Robert Wilkinson (“Wilkinson”), who was convicted in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas of five counts of murder in connection with the firebombing, but who was subsequently, after serving 439 days in prison, cleared of any involvement in the crime. 1 The…
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