United States Third Circuit

Defendant's murder conviction is affirmed over his challenges that 1) the district court erred in concluding that the admission of a redacted statement comported with the requirements of the Sixth Amendment and 2) counsel's failure to object to an accomplice liability instruction constitutes ineffective assistance of counsel.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/04/2004
• Decided 08/19/2004
• Published 08/19/2004

Judges

• Before SLOVITER, FUENTES and BECKER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Johanna E. Markind (Argued), Philadelphia, PA, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Thomas W. Dolgenos (Argued), Chief, Federal Litigation, Ronald Eisenberg, Deputy District Attorney, Law Division, Arnold H. Gordon, First Assistant District Attorney, Lynne Abraham, District Attorney, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellees.