Legal Opinion
James Mario Pridgen v. Shannon the District Attorney of the County of Lancaster the Attorney General of the State of Pennsylvania
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 19, 2004No. 02-3842PublishedCited by 110 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
FUENTES, Circuit Judge.
Following a state court jury trial, James Mario Pridgen (“Pridgen”) was convicted of the shooting death of Colin Koulesser and sentenced to life in prison. After exhausting direct appeals and filing an unsuccessful federal habeas petition, Pridgen filed a Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b) motion seeking “Relief From Judgment or Order,” based on newly discovered evidence. The new evidence consisted of two affidavits of witnesses who, according to Pridgen, were present at the scene of the shooting and could refute the testimony of the state’s key…
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