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McKERNAN v. SUPERINTENDENT SMITHFIELD SCI

No. 14-4506.

849 F.3d 557 (2017)

Paul McKERNAN, Appellant v. SUPERINTENDENT SMITHFIELD SCI; the District Attorney of the County of Philadelphia; the Attorney General of the State of Pennsylvania.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Opinion filed: February 28, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maria K. Pulzetti, Esquire (Argued), Federal Community Defender Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 601 Walnut Street, The Curtis Center, Suite 540 West, Philadelphia, PA 19106, Counsel for Appellant.

Joshua S. Goldwert, Esquire (Argued), Philadelphia County Office of District Attorney, 3 South Penn Square, Philadelphia, PA 19107, Counsel for Appellees.

Before: FISHER, GREENAWAY, JR. and ROTH, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

In this appeal, Paul McKernan contends that, because of the egregious advice given him by his counsel, he was deprived of the right to a fair trial before an impartial tribunal. He asserts that the judge in his murder trial was so concerned over what she considered to be "slanderous," "hurtful...

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