Swanger v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA MATTHEW W. SWANGER, #NH4770, Petitioner, CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:20-cv-01309 v. (SAPORITO, M.J.) COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, et al., Respondents. MEMORANDUM On July 29, 2020, the petitioner, Matthew W. Swanger, appearing through counsel, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Doc. 1.) At the time of filing, Swanger was incarcerated at SCI Forest, located in Forest County, Pennsylvania. I. STATEMENT OF THE CASE A. Procedural History On December 16, 2015, following a jury trial before the Court of…