THOMAS v. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA TYRONE THOMAS, ) ) Petitioner, ) Civil Action No. 15-1526 ) Magistrate Judge Maureen P. Kelly v. ) ) COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, ) MICHAEL OVERMEYER, Superintendent of ) Re: ECF No. 27 SCI-Forest, and DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF ) ALLEGHENY COUNTY, ) ) Respondents. ) OPINION AND ORDER Tyrone Thomas (“Petitioner”) was charged in 2010 with, inter alia, criminal homicide as a co-conspirator in connection with the shooting death of a man walking his dog in a failed attempt to rob the victim. In 2011, Petitioner was charged…