Legal Opinion
Dennis v. City of Phila.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided May 15, 2019No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 18-2689PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEduardo C. Robreno, J.
This case presents a novel question not yet addressed by either this Court or the Third Circuit: may an individual whose conviction for first-degree murder was vacated pursuant to a writ of habeas corpus, ordering release or a new trial, and who subsequently entered a no contest plea to third-degree murder, bring a § 1983 claim for fabrication of evidence and deliberate deception in connection with the vacated conviction for first-degree murder? Plainly put, yes.
Over twenty-five years ago, in 1992, James Dennis was sentenced to death for first-degree murder, following a trial in the…
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