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WILSON v. VAUGHN

No. 04-1623.

533 F.3d 208 (2008)

Theophalis WILSON v. Donald T. VAUGHN; The District Attorney of the County of Philadelphia; The Attorney General of the State of Pennsylvania, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed: July 18, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Goldsborough, (Argued), Philadelphia, PA, for Appellants.

Barnaby C. Wittels, (Argued), LaCheen, Dixon, Wittels & Greenberg, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellee.

Before: SLOVITER, JORDAN and ALARCÓN, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.

The scenario underlying this appeal reads like a popular television series. A gang of criminals set out to rob drug dealers and use the money to buy guns; they then used the guns to entice transactions with other drug dealers; in the course of their crime spree, they committed six murders; they required one would-be gang member to kill an innocent victim as a condition of joinder; and they committed other nefarious...

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