STEELE v. BEARD

Civil Action No. 09-626.

830 F.Supp.2d 49 (2011)

Roland STEELE, Petitioner, v. Jeffrey BEARD, Commissioner, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, et al., Respondents.

United States District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania.

November 16, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Billy H. Nolas , Matthew Lawry , Defender Association of Philadelphia, David M. Osborne , Federal Community Defender Office, Philadelphia, PA, for Petitioner.

Joseph A. Carroll , Michael J. Fagella , Washington, PA, for Respondents.


OPINION

ARTHUR J. SCHWAB, District Judge.

I. Introduction

In June of 1985, Roland Steele was charged with murdering Lucille Horner, age 88, Minnie Warrick, age 86, and Sarah Kuntz, age 85. The following year, in the Court of Common Pleas of Washington County, a jury convicted him of three counts of first-degree murder, two counts of robbery, and two counts of theft by unlawful taking. Following a penalty hearing, the jury sentenced...

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