Legal Opinion
Barnes v. Wenerowicz
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided February 7, 2012No. Civil Action No. 11-3058PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
TIMOTHY R. RICE, United States Magistrate Judge.
Petitioner William J. Barnes, a prisoner at the State Correctional Institution in Grater-ford, Pennsylvania, filed a counseled petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He challenges the March 22 and October 19, 2011 decisions of the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole (“the Board”) denying him reparole.1
After careful consideration, I respectfully recommend Barnes’ petition be GRANTED, and Barnes be released from custody immediately. A local prosecutor portrays Barnes as a murderer…
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- Picard v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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