United States Third Circuit

A conditional grant of writ of habeas corpus is reversed where defense counsel's performance, including efforts to investigate and identify favorable witnesses and failing to hire a private investigator, was not constitutionally deficient.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/02/2002
• Published 07/02/2002

Judges

• SLOVITER, Circuit Judge., BEFORE:  SLOVITER, BARRY and ALARCON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Thomas E. Brown (argued), Department of Justice Wilmington, DE, for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Charles M. Oberly, III, Karen V. Sullivan (argued), Oberly, Jennings & Rhodunda, P.A., Wilmington, DE, for appellee.