United States Third Circuit

Petition for writ of habeas corpus after a conviction of first degree murder is denied where defense counsel was not ineffective in his investigation and presentation of mitigating evidence and defendant's right to a fair hearing was not violated by the trial judge's limitation of defendant's allocution.

Appellate Information

• Argued 07/27/2006
• Decided 09/28/2006
• Published 09/28/2006

Judges

• Before RENDELL, AMBRO, and FUENTES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Thomas A. Pedersen, Michael W. Modica (Argued), Wilmington, DE, Attorneys for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Thomas E. Brown (Argued), Deputy Attorney General, Delaware Department of Justice, Wilmington, DE, Attorney for Appellee.