GLASS v. VAUGHN

Civ. A. No. 91-0963.

860 F.Supp. 201 (1994)

Commer GLASS, Petitioner, v. Donald T. VAUGHN, et al., Respondents.

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.

July 13, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen A. Whinston, Berger & Montague, P.C., Philadelphia, PA, for petitioner.

Elizabeth J. Chambers, Dist. Attys. Office, Donna G. Zucker, Philadelphia, PA, for respondents.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

YOHN, District Judge.

Petitioner, Commer Glass, filed a habeas corpus petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner asserts that he is entitled to habeas corpus relief because his trial counsel was constitutionally ineffective. The reason alleged for the ineffectiveness is that counsel failed to investigate and pursue a defense that petitioner's post-traumatic stress disorder ("PTSD") negated his ability to form the requisite...

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