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FOOKS v. SUPERINTENDENT, SMITHFIELD SCI

No. 21-2097.

KHAMAL FOOKS, Appellant, v. SUPERINTENDENT, SMITHFIELD SCI; ATTORNEY GENERAL OF PENNSYLVANIA; DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed: March 26, 2024.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Diana Stavroulakis [ARGUED] THE LAW OFFICES OF DIANA STAVROULAKIS, 262 Elm Court, Pittsburgh, PA 15237, Counsel for Appellant.

Alicia Hronek , BEAVER COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, 810 Third Street, Beaver, PA 15009.

Ronald M. Wabby, Jr. [ARGUED] ALLEGHENY COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, 436 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, Counsel for Appellees.

Before: RESTREPO, BIBAS, and SCIRICA,

OPINION OF THE COURT

Though habeas relief is hard to get, courts must give petitioners a fair shot. Khamal Fooks never got that. In his habeas petition, he alleges that his lawyer had assured him that he would be eligible for parole. But that assurance was false. His allegations, if true, would show that his lawyer...

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