Arias v. Superintendent, SCI Fayette

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA ADAMIS ARIAS, : Civil No. 3:21-cv-0978 : Petitioner, : : v. : (Magistrate Judge Carlson) : SUPERINTENDENT, SCI : FAYETTE, : : Respondent. : MEMORANDUM OPINION I. Introduction The instant petition for writ of habeas corpus filed by the petitioner, Adamis Arias, was reassigned to the undersigned on November 2, 2023. On August 15, 2014, following a jury trial, Arias was convicted of third-degree murder in the February 23, 2013 shooting death of victim Angel Villalobos. At trial, the defendant asserted various theories of…