Legal Opinion
Pelzer v. Superintendent Lawrence Mahally & Pa Attorney Gen.
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 18, 2019No. 4:15-CV-00222PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Matthew W. Brann, United States District Judge
Caine Pelzer filed this 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition alleging numerous violations of his constitutional rights during his criminal trial and subsequent state proceedings.1 On May 9, 2019, Magistrate Judge Martin C. Carlson issued a Report and Recommendation recommending that this Court *369grant Pelzer's petition and direct the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to release Pelzer from custody within 90 days unless it reinstates his appellate and post-conviction relief rights.2 No timely objections were filed to this Report and Recommendation.
Where no objection…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Miller-El v. CockrellSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Estelle v. McGuireSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Pace v. DiGuglielmoSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
- Holland v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
- Henderson v. CarlsonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
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3Cited by4 opinions
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