United States Third Circuit

Plaintiff's habeas corpus petition is granted where his Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination was violated when psychiatric testimony relating incriminating statements made by plaintiff was introduced during his retrial.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/22/2004
• Decided 10/14/2004
• Published 10/14/2004

Judges

• Before NYGAARD, MCKEE and CHERTOFF, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Mark A. Berman, (Argued), Gibbons, Del Deo, Dolan, Griffinger & Vecchione, Newark, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Gerald J. Pappert, Attorney General, Richard A. Sheetz, Jr., Executive Deputy Attorney General, Director, Criminal Law Division, Amy Zapp, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Appeals and Legal Services Section, Frank G. Fina (Argued), Senior Deputy Attorney General, Appeals and Legal Services Section, Office of Attorney General of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, for Appellee.