Legal Opinion
Fahy v. Horn
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided January 24, 2008No. 03-9008, 03-9009PublishedCited by 209 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SMITH, Circuit Judge.
Twenty-seven years after the murder of twelve-year-old Nicoletta Caserta, the case of Henry Fahy returns to this Court, and possibly not for the last time. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (“Commonwealth”) appeals from the order of the District Court granting Fahy’s Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, which vacated his death sentence. Fahy cross-appeals from the District Court’s denial of his guilt phase claims. Today, we vacate the judgment of the District Court to the extent that the writ was granted on the basis of Mills v. Maryland, 486 U.S. 367,…
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3Cited by209 opinions
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