Legal Opinion
Dean Nathan Campbell v. Donald T. Vaughn the District Attorney of the County of Delaware the Attorney General of the State of Pennsylvania
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 12, 2000No. 98-1744PublishedCited by 381 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
BECKER, Chief Judge.
This is an appeal by Dean Campbell, a Pennsylvania prison inmate, whose petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d) was denied by the District Court. Campbell contends that, because his trial counsel did not properly inform him of his right to testify at trial, counsel rendered ineffective assistance by interfering with his constitutional right to testify. In the alternative, Campbell seeks a new evidentiary hearing, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254(e)(2), so that the District Court can complete the factual record on which his…
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