BECKER v. SECRETARY PENNSYLVANIA DEPT. OF CORR.

No. 20-2844.

28 F.4th 459 (2022)

Matthew S. BECKER, Appellant, v. SECRETARY PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS; the District Attorney of the County of Lancaster; the Attorney General of the State of Pennsylvania.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed: March 21, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward J. Rymsza, III [Argued], Miele & Rymsza, 125 East Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, Counsel for Appellant.

Heather L. Adams , Travis S. Anderson [Argued], Lancaster County Office of District Attorney, 50 North Duke Street, Lancaster, PA 17602, Counsel for Appellees.

Before: HARDIMAN, MATEY, and SCIRICA, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

Matthew Scott Becker seeks a certificate of appealability (COA) to challenge the District Court's order denying his habeas petition. In 2013, a jury convicted Becker of murder in the Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas. After Becker's direct and collateral appeals in state court were unsuccessful...

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