CAMPBELL v. VAUGHN

No. 98-1744.

209 F.3d 280 (2000)

Dean Nathan CAMPBELL, Appellant v. Donald T. VAUGHN; The District Attorney of the County of Delaware; The Attorney General of the State of Pennsylvania.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed: April 12, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Vram Nedurian, Jr. (Argued), Assistant District Attorney, A. Sheldon Kovach, Deputy District Attorney Chief, Law & Appeals Unit, Patrick L. Meehan, District Attorney Delaware County Court House, Media, PA, for Appellees.

Before: BECKER, Chief Judge, ALITO and BARRY, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

BECKER, Chief Judge.

This is an appeal by Dean Campbell, a Pennsylvania prison inmate, whose petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d) was denied by the District Court. Campbell contends that, because his trial counsel did not properly inform him of his right to testify at trial, counsel rendered ineffective assistance by interfering with his constitutional right to testify. In the alternative, Campbell...

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