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McCANDLESS v. VAUGHN

No. 97-1585.

172 F.3d 255 (1999)

Thomas McCANDLESS, Appellant, v. Donald T. VAUGHN; The Attorney General of the State of Pennsylvania; District Attorney for Philadelphia County.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided March 30, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter Goldberger (Argued), Pamela A. Wilk, Law Office of Peter Goldberger, Ardmore, PA, for Appellant.

Donna G. Zucker (Argued), Chief, Federal Litigation, Ronald Eisenberg, Deputy District Attorney, Law Division, Arnold H. Gordon, 1st Assistant District Attorney, Lynne Abraham, District Attorney, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellees.

Before: STAPLETON and ROTH, Circuit Judges, and HOEVELER, District Judge

OPINION OF THE COURT

STAPLETON, Circuit Judge:

Thomas McCandless appeals the District Court's denial of his habeas corpus application under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, alleging that his conviction for murder and related charges in a Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas violated his federal constitutional and statutory rights. McCandless's appeal presents four claims for habeas relief. First, he contends that admission of a prosecution witness' double hearsay testimony...

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