Legal Opinion
DURN v. Rozum
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided October 9, 2007No. Civil Action 07-1725PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
FULLAM, Senior District Judge.
United States Magistrate Judge Carol Sandra Moore Wells, to whom this habeas corpus case was referred, has filed a comprehensive report recommending that the petitioner be allowed to pursue a direct appeal. The respondents have filed objections.
The petitioner did not file a direct appeal, a failing that the petitioner attributes to ineffective assistance of counsel. The Magistrate Judge correctly found error in the state court’s failure to apply the standard articulated in Roe v. Flores-Ortega, 528 U.S. 470, 120 S.Ct. 1029, 145 L.Ed.2d 985…
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