Legal Opinion
Carpenter v. Vaughn
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided November 28, 1994No. 1:CV-91-0934PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
McCLURE, District Judge.
BACKGROUND:
This case involves a petition for a writ of habeas corpus originally filed by James Henry Carpenter on July 23, 1991. The filing of the original petition for a writ of habeas corpus by petitioner’s then-counsel coincided with the pro se filing by petitioner of a petition for a stay of execution, docketed to No. 3:CV-91-0943. A stay of execution was issued by the court, and the cases were consolidated to No. 3:CV-91-0934. The case then was stayed pending disposition of petitioner’s state court appeal.
Petitioner was convicted of first degree murder…
2Cases cited40 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Rose v. LundySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by15 opinions
- James H. Carpenter v. Donald T. Vaughn, Warden, State Correctional Institution at Graterford, Pa James Henry CarpenterCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002
- Commonwealth v. CarpenterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
- In Re Ty. B.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2005
- Sköld v. Galderma Laboratories, L.P.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2015
- Marshall v. HendricksDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 2000
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