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Terry v. Gillis

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided April 13, 2000No. CIV. A. 98-6719PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM

EDUARDO C. ROBRENO, District Judge.

Petitioner Donald Terry, a state prisoner, has filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Presently before the court is the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge recommending that the petition be denied and dismissed. In arriving at that recommendation, the Magistrate Judge found that three of petitioner’s claims were without substantive merit and that a fourth claim was not cognizable in a federal habeas petition.

Petitioner has filed objections to this Report and Recommendation. After de novo consideration…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  3. Schlup v. DeloSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  4. O'Sullivan v. BoerckelSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  5. United States v. FradySupreme Court of the United States · 1982

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3Cited by6 opinions

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  5. WOODS v. MAZURKIEWICZDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2022

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