Legal Opinion
Edward R. Coss, Jr. v. Lachine County District Attorney the Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 29, 2000No. 98-7416PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ALDISERT, Circuit Judge.
Edward Coss appeals from the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus *456filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He is not challenging the merits of the state conviction for which he is presently incarcerated. Instead, he contends that because a former conviction for which he is no longer incarcerated or under any parole restraint was tainted by a constitutional infirmity, and that conviction was improperly considered when he was sentenced for his second offense, his current term of incarceration violates his constitutional rights.
We must first…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by41 opinions
- Leyva v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2007
- Cristin v. BrennanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002
- Banks v. HornCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
- John William Dunn v. Raymond J. ColleranCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
- Porter v. HornDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2003
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