United States Third Circuit

Because the state courts' refusal to receive some but not all evidence violated petitioner's clearly established constitutional rights, an evidentiary hearing is required at which petitioner will have the opportunity to introduce improperly excluded evidence and to attempt to prove that a juror lied during voir dire.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/10/2003
• Decided 09/09/2003
• Published 09/09/2003

Judges

• Before: ALITO and MCKEE, Circuit Judges, and SCHWARZER, District Judge.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Chris Rand Eyster (Argued), Pittsburgh, PA, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Timothy F. McCune (Argued), Butler County District Attorney's Office, Butler, PA, for Appellee.