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DOOLEY v. PETSOCK

No. 86-3257.

816 F.2d 885 (1987)

John Henry DOOLEY, Jr. P-3111 v. George PETSOCK. Appeal of John Henry DOOLEY, Jr., Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided April 22, 1987.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied June 1, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George E. Schumacher, Federal Public Defender, Frank Arcuri (argued), Asst. Federal Public Defender, Pittsburgh, Pa., for appellant.

John M. Dawson, Dist. Atty., Nancy Lynn Edleman (argued), Meadville, Pa., for appellee.

Before GIBBONS, Chief Judge, SEITZ and GARTH, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied June 1, 1987.

OPINION OF THE COURT

GARTH, Circuit Judge:

On this appeal we review the district court's summary dismissal of a habeas corpus petition. The petition essentially raises a two-part ineffective assistance of counsel claim against the petitioner's original trial counsel. We affirm.

I.

In 1974, John Henry Dooley faced an arson charge in the Court of Common Pleas of Crawford County...

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