Legal Opinion
Refile v. Vaughn
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 17, 2002No. 00-1288UnpublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
Elias Refile (“Appellant”) appeals a District Court order denying him habeas corpus relief. Because his claim that his constitutional rights were violated is meritless, we AFFIRM the ruling of the District Court.
Background
Appellant is serving a life sentence for first degree murder, imposed after he entered a guilty plea to murder generally in Pennsylvania state court, and the trial judge fixed the degree of guilt at first degree murder.
The record shows that Appellant’s mother told him that Isaac Epps (“Epps”) had hit his sister. Appellant, along with at least two others,…
3Cases cited7 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Thompson v. KeohaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Tyrone Werts v. Donald T. Vaughn the District Attorney of the County of Philadelphia the Attorney General of the State of PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
- Berryman v. MortonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1996
- Commonwealth v. LewisSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
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4Cited by1 opinion
- Refile v. Vaughn, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution at GraterfordSupreme Court of the United States · 2003