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McKENNEY v. ZIMMERMAN

Civ. A. No. 87-3211.

690 F.Supp. 395 (1988)

Mark McKENNEY v. Charles ZIMMERMAN.

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.

July 1, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark McKenney, Graterford, Pa., pro se.

Ronald D. Castille, Dist. Atty., Elizabeth J. Chambers, Asst. Dist. Atty., Philadelphia, Pa., for respondent.

MEMORANDUM

RAYMOND J. BRODERICK, District Judge.

Petitioner Mark McKenney, currently confined at Graterford, filed this pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner claims that his defense counsel's failure to interview a witness, Perry Ford, was ineffective assistance of counsel. The Magistrate to whom the petition was referred for a report and recommendation, recommended granting the writ of habeas corpus...

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