JACOBS v. DELBALSO

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA SHAWN OMAR JACOBS, : : Petitioner, : CIVIL ACTION NO. 17-569 : v. : : SUPERINTENDENT DELBALSO, THE : DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF : MOTGOMERY COUNTY, and THE : ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE : OF PENNSYLVANIA, : : Respondents. : MEMORANDUM OPINION Smith, J. September 24, 2020 The pro se petitioner and a co-defendant were tried before a jury on various charges, including criminal homicide, in 2009. The jury convicted the pro se petitioner of first-degree murder and other offenses, and the trial court sentenced him to, inter…