Legal Opinion
Michael Scarbrough v. Philip Johnson
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 6, 2002No. 01-3665PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
WEIS, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Michael Scarbrough pleaded guilty to second degree murder in the Court of Common Pleas of Washington County, Pennsylvania in 1995 and was sentenced to life imprisonment. In obtaining a writ of habeas corpus he alleged ineffective assistance of counsel, contending that his attorney’s advice as to future parole eligibility was inaccurate and, consequently, his guilty plea was invalid. We conclude that Scarbrough was correctly informed about the possibility of parole under Pennsylvania law during the state court proceedings. Accordingly, he was…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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- Bell v. ConeSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- 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
- Commonwealth v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Kindler v. HornDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2003
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