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GAINES v. SUPERINTENDENT BENNER TP. SCI

No. 21-1918.

33 F.4th 705 (2022)

Lawrence GAINES v. SUPERINTENDENT BENNER TOWNSHIP SCI; District Attorney Northampton County; Attorney General Pennsylvania, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed: May 12, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Katharine R. Kurnas [ARGUED], Northampton County Office of District Attorney, 669 Washington Street, Easton, PA 18042, Ronald Eisenberg , Office of Attorney General of Pennsylvania, 1600 Arch Street, Suite 300, Philadelphia, PA 19103, Counsel for Appellants.

Cheryl J. Sturm [ARGUED], 387 Ring Road, Chadds Ford, PA 19317, Counsel for Appellee.

Before: JORDAN, RESTREPO, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Lawrence Gaines was convicted in Pennsylvania state court of first-degree murder under 18 PA. CONS. STAT. § 2502. After pursuing direct and collateral proceedings in Pennsylvania, Gaines petitioned for habeas relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The District Court granted Gaines's petition...

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