1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.3d
  4. 300 F.3d
  5. 300 F.3d 302 (2002)
 

SCARBROUGH v. JOHNSON

No. 01-3665.

300 F.3d 302 (2002)

Michael SCARBROUGH v. Philip JOHNSON, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed August 6, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul M. Petro (Argued), John C. Pettit, Office of the District Attorney, Washington, PA, Counsel for Appellant.

Salvatore C. Adamo (Argued), Philadelphia, PA, Counsel for Appellee.

Before: NYGAARD, ROTH, and WEIS, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

WEIS, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner Michael Scarbrough pleaded guilty to second degree murder in the Court of Common Pleas of Washington County, Pennsylvania in 1995 and was sentenced to life imprisonment. In obtaining a writ of habeas corpus he alleged ineffective assistance of counsel, contending that his attorney's advice as to future parole eligibility was inaccurate and, consequently, his guilty plea was invalid. We conclude that Scarbrough...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases