United States Third Circuit

The grant of plaintiff habeas petition is affirmed where his counsel was ineffective during the penalty phase of his capital trial.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/13/2005
• Decided 11/02/2005
• Published 11/02/2005

Judges

• Before ROTH, RENDELL and BECKER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert E. Bonpietro [Argued], Office of Attorney General of New Jersey, Department of Law & Public Safety, Division of Criminal Justice, Richard J. HughesJustice Complex, Trenton, NJ, for Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Stephen W. Kirsch [Argued], Office of Public Defender, Richard J. HughesJustice Complex, Trenton, NJ, for Appellee.