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WILLIAMS v. SUPERINTENDENT MAHANOY SCI

No. 20-2999.

45 F.4th 713 (2022)

Tyrone WILLIAMS, Appellant v. SUPERINTENDENT MAHANOY SCI; The Attorney General of the State of Pennsylvania; The District Attorney Dauphin County.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed: August 18, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Craig M. Cooley [ARGUED], Cooley Law Office, 1308 Plumdale Court, Pittsburgh, PA 15239, Counsel for Appellant.

Ryan H. Lysaght [ARGUED], Dauphin County Office of District Attorney, 101 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101. Ronald Eisenberg , Office of Attorney General of Pennsylvania, 1600 Arch Street, Suite 300, Philadelphia, PA 19103, Counsel for Appellees.

Before: JORDAN, PORTER, and RENDELL, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Tyrone Lamont Williams, a state convict, seeks federal habeas relief. He claims his trial attorney was unconstitutionally negligent for failing to call a witness and raise self-defense arguments. But his trial attorney's alleged negligence is not self-evident, as his trial attorney may have reasonably...

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