United States Third Circuit

Grant of a writ of habeas corpus to defendant in a first-degree murder case is affirmed where under Strickland, defendant's attorney's failure to investigate self-defense witnesses fell below an objective standard of reasonableness, and there was a reasonable probability that but for such failure the result would have been different.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/07/2005
• Decided 04/18/2006
• Published 04/18/2006

Judges

• Before ROTH, FUENTES and GARTH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Helen T. Kane, (Argued), Office of the District Attorney, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Samuel W. Silver, Bruce P. Merenstein, (Argued), Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellee.