Legal Opinion
Bridges v. Beard
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided April 23, 2013No. Civil Action No. 06-0268PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
ANITA B. BRODY, District Judge.
Presently before the Court is a petition for a writ of habeas corpus brought by Shawnfatee “Shawn” Bridges pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On February 3, 1998, the petitioner was convicted of first-degree murder of Gregory and Damon Banks and other crimes in Pennsylvania state court. After a separate penalty hearing, the petitioner was sentenced to die. His death sentence has been stayed pending the resolution of these federal habeas proceedings. For the reasons that follow, I find that the Commonwealth’s Brady violations entitle Bridges to a new trial.…
2Cases cited141 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Harrington v. RichterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Com. v. Morales, R.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
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