Legal Opinion
Sandutch v. Muroski
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 22, 1982No. 81-2540PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
James Vincent Sandutch appeals from the district court’s dismissal of his civil rights action. This court has jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 (1976).
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In 1976, Sandutch was convicted in the Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of arson and murder in connection with the fire-bombing of the home of a county sheriff. At trial, the prosecution introduced the preliminary hearing testimony of an alleged co-conspirator, James Mastrota, that linked Sandutch to the crimes. After the preliminary hearing but before Sandutch’s trial, Mastrota recanted this testimony, stating that his…
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