Legal Opinion
Lewis v. Horn
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 14, 2009No. 06-9007, 06-9008PublishedCited by 95 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
FISHER, Circuit Judge.
In this appeal, we are presented with the difficult task of considering a Pennsylvania death row inmate’s challenges to his conviction and sentence, stemming from a trial that occurred over twenty-five years ago. Appellant Reginald Lewis filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the District Court seeking relief from his judgment of conviction and sentence. The District Court denied Lewis relief from his conviction, rejecting his arguments that the Commonwealth’s use of peremptory strikes violated Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79, 106 S.Ct. 1712,…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Miller-El v. CockrellSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
36 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by95 opinions
- Karim Eley v. Charles EricksonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2013
- Jeffrey Workman v. Superintendent Albion SCICourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2019
- Williams v. BeardCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2011
- Tyrone Williams v. Superintendent Mahanoy SCICourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2022
- Lark v. Secretary Pennsylvania Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2011
90 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.