Legal Opinion
Wilson v. Vaughn
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided February 10, 2004No. CIV.A. 02-1605PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
SCHILLER, District Judge.
This case requires the Court to determine whether a criminal appellate attorney’s failure to raise a crucial change in the law governing his client’s appeal falls within the United State Supreme Court’s standard for ineffective assistance of counsel. Presently before the Court is the Report and Recommendation (“Report”) of Magistrate Judge Peter B. Scuderi recommending that the Court deny Theophalis Wilson’s petition for .a writ of habeas corpus and issue a certificate of appealability. Petitioner and Respondents have each filed objections to the…
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