Stanford Williams v. Eric Armel, Superintendent of SCI-Fayette, District Attorney of Allegheny County, and The Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA STANFORD WILLIAMS ) ) Petitioner, ) 2:19-CV-141 v. ) ) ERIC ARMEL, Superintendent of ) SCI-Fayette, DISTRICT ATTORNEY ) OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY, and ) THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ) THE COMMONWEALTH OF ) PENNSYLVANIA, ) ) Respondents. ) OPINION In 1998, after two prior mistrials and at the conclusion of his third trial, Stanford Williams was convicted in Pennsylvania court of homicide and sentenced to life. Because Mr. Williams’s Double Jeopardy rights were violated, this Court will issue a writ of habeas corpus and order his…