LESKO v. SECRETARY PENNSYLVANIA DEPT. OF CORR.

No. 15-9005.

34 F.4th 211 (2022)

John C. LESKO, Appellant v. SECRETARY PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS; Superintendent Greene SCI; Superintendent Rockview SCI; District Attorney Westmoreland County.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed: May 17, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel J.B. Angell [ARGUED], Timothy P. Kane [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.

Thomas R. Grace, I , John W. Peck [ARGUED], Elizabeth P. Ranger , Westmoreland County Office of District Attorney, 2 North Main Street, Suite 206, Greensburg, PA 15601, Counsel for Appellee.

Before: KRAUSE, ROTH and FISHER, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

Over 40 years ago, John Lesko went on a multi-day killing spree with his friend, Michael Travaglia, ending the lives of four individuals in Western Pennsylvania in a tragedy dubbed the "Kill for Thrill" murders by the media. For the last killing, Lesko was convicted of first-degree murder and...

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