James McLaughlin v. Robert Shannon
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
James McLaughlin, a Pennsylvania prisoner proceeding pro se, appeals from the District Court’s denial of his motion for a stay and abeyance and dismissal of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. For the reasons that follow, will affirm in part and vacate in part and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
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Following a 1999 jury trial, McLaughlin was convicted of first degree murder and recklessly endangering another person, and was sentenced to a mandatory life sentence. The Superior Court affirmed the judgment, and the Pennsylvania Supreme Court denied…
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