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PIERCE v. BLAINE

No. 04-9000.

467 F.3d 362 (2006)

Michael PIERCE v. Conner BLAINE; The District Attorney of Philadelphia County; The Attorney General of the State of Pennsylvania, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed October 24, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas W. Dolgenos, Esq., Office of the District Attorney Philadelphia, PA, for Connor Blaine, District Attorney of Philadelphia, Attorney General of Pennsylvania.

Michael Wiseman, Esq., James Moreno, Esq., Defender Association of Philadelphia, Federal Capital Habeas Corpus Unit, Philadelphia, PA, for Michael Pierce.

Before McKEE, GREENBERG and ROTH, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

PER CURIAM.

Appellee Michael Pierce, a death-sentenced inmate incarcerated at the State Correctional Institution in Greene County, Pennsylvania ("SCI-Greene"), was convicted in 1990 following a jury trial of three counts of first degree murder, arson and other charges in connection with setting his parents' house on fire. Pierce's mother and 95 year-old grandmother died in the fire, and his father, who tried to save them, died six months...

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