Legal Opinion
Ross v. DIST. ATTORNEY OF THE COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 6, 2012No. 10-1320PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SMITH, Circuit Judge.
In May 2001, petitioner George Anthony Ross was convicted of third degree murder after his third trial on the same charge. Ross unsuccessfully appealed his conviction and sought relief under Pennsylvania’s Post-Conviction Relief Act, 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. §§ 9541-46. Ross then sought federal habeas corpus review under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, raising Constitutional claims under the Fifth, Sixth, and Fourteenth Amendments. The District Court denied Ross’s petition, and we granted a certificate of appealability. Among other issues, Ross argues that his rights under the…
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