Legal Opinion

Armann v. McKean

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided November 28, 2008No. 07-3874PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

FISHER, Circuit Judge.

Appellee Kurtis Armann filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. The District Court adopted the Magistrate Judge’s decision to grant Ar-mann’s motion for an evidentiary hearing to develop factually whether he was mentally incompetent on the day of his plea and sentencing before a military court-martial. The Government appeals the District Court’s order. The issue before this Court is whether the District Court erred in adopting the Magistrate…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. Koon v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  4. Schriro v. LandriganSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  5. Parker v. LevySupreme Court of the United States · 1974

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3Cited by8 opinions

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