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BANKS v. HORN

No. 99-9005.

271 F.3d 527 (2001)

George E. BANKS, Appellant, v. Martin HORN, Commissioner, PA Dept of Corrections; James Price, Superintendent of State Correctional Institute Greene; Raymond J. Colleran, Superintendent of State Correctional Institute Waymart; Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed October 31, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albert J. Flora, Jr. [Argued], Wilkes-Barre, PA, William Ruzzo, Kingston, PA, Counsel for Appellant George E. Banks.

Scott C. Gartley [Argued], David W. Lupas, Office of District Attorney, Wilkes-Barre, PA, Counsel for Appellee Commonwealth of PA.

Peter Goldberger, Law Office of Peter Goldberger, Ardmore, PA, Counsel for Amicus-Appellant PA Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Louis M. Natali [Argued], Turner & McDonald, Philadelphia, PA, Counsel for Amici-Appellants PA Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and Louis M. Natali.

Before SLOVITER, ROTH and RENDELL, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

RENDELL, Circuit Judge.

George Banks was convicted by a Luzerne County, Pennsylvania jury of having committed thirteen murders, and was sentenced to death. His direct appeals and filings under the Pennsylvania Post-Conviction Relief Act ("PCRA") failed. He sought habeas corpus relief in the District Court under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, which was denied. He comes before us now to appeal the District Court's ruling.

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