Legal Opinion
Thomas McCandless v. Donald T. Vaughn the Attorney General of the State of Pennsylvania District Attorney for Philadelphia County
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 30, 1999No. 97-1585PublishedCited by 548 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
STAPLETON, Circuit Judge:
Thomas MeCandless appeals the District Court’s denial of his habeas corpus application under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, alleging that his conviction for murder and related charges in a Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas violated his federal constitutional and statutory rights. McCandless’s appeal presents four claims for habeas relief. First, he contends that admission of a prosecution witness’ double hearsay testimony violated his Sixth Amendment right to confrontation. Second, he argues that a District Attorney’s Office official’s testimony regarding the…
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