United States Third Circuit

An order granting habeas corpus relief to a state prisoner in a first degree murder case is reversed where petitioner failed to show that he was prejudiced by his counsel's ineffective assistance in failing to object to the competency of a twelve-year old witness.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/27/2006
• Decided 08/31/2006
• Published 08/31/2006

Judges

• ALARCÓN, Circuit Judge., Before SCIRICA, Chief Judge, NYGAARD and ALARCÓN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Thomas W. Dolgenos, Esquire, (Argued), J. Hunter Bennett, Esquire, Ronald Eisenberg, Esquire, Arnold H. Gordon, Esquire, Lynne Abraham, Esquire, Office of District Attorney Three South Penn Square Philadelphia, PA, for Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Shannon S. Quill, Esquire, (Argued), Ballard, Spahr, Andrews & Ingersoll, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellee.