Legal Opinion

Anthony N. Matteo v. Superintendent, Sci Albion the District Attorney of the County of Chester the Attorney General of the State of Pennsylvania

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided March 24, 1999No. 96-2115PublishedCited by 314 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Argued Jan. 30,1998.

Before: MANSMANN, COWEN and RENDELL, Circuit Judges

Argued En Banc Nov. 23, 1998.

Before: BECKER, Chief Judge, SLOVITER, STAPLETON, GREENBERG, SCIRICA, NYGAARD, ALITO, ROTH, LEWIS, McKEE, RENDELL and COWEN, Circuit Judges

OPINION OF THE COURT

SCIRICA, Circuit Judge.

Like our sister courts of appeals, we are asked to determine the appropriate standard of review governing petitions for a writ of habeas corpus. Anthony Matteo seeks habeas relief from his state convictions for first degree murder, robbery, theft, and possession of marijuana, contending the Commonwealth of…

2Cases cited39 opinions

  1. Graham v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  4. Teague v. LaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  5. Lindh v. MurphySupreme Court of the United States · 1997

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3Cited by314 opinions

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