third-degree-murder

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
23-7584 Quentin M. Salmond v. Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 2024-05-29 Denied Response WaivedIFP brady-claim conspiracy criminal-law due-process newly-discovered-evidence pcra-time-bar retroactivity sentencing third-degree-murder 1. Is Conspiracy to Commit Third Degree Murder a Non-Cognizable Offense? 2. Can a defendnat be convicted of Conspiracy to commit third degree murder …
22-6319 Francis Boyd v. Bobbi Jo Salamon, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution at Rockview, et al. Third Circuit 2022-12-16 Denied Response WaivedIFP civil-procedure due-process ineffective-assistance-of-counsel jury-instructions second-degree-murder third-degree-murder 1). DID THE THIRD CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS MISCONSTRUE PETITIONER'S CLAIM(S) IN DENYING HIS PETITION FOR REHEARING /REHEARING IN BANC? 2). CAN A TRIA…
21-5446 Robert Carter v. Bernadette Mason, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution at Retreat, et al. Third Circuit 2021-08-23 Denied Response WaivedIFP criminal-procedure due-process ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel maximum-penalty plea-bargaining sentencing third-degree-murder trial-counsel WHETHER TRIAL COUNSEL ADEQUATELY AND EFFECTIVELY ASSISTED PETITIONER IN DECIDING WHETHER TO ACCEPT A PLEA OFFER OF 15 TO 30 YEARS WHERE COUNSEL FAILED…
20-8226 In Re Francis Boyd 2021-06-04 Denied IFP criminal-procedure criminal-sentencing due-process habeas-corpus judicial-error jury-instruction jury-instructions miscarriage-of-justice murder murder-degrees third-degree-murder trial-procedure 1). CAN A TRIAL JUDGE INSTRUCT A JURY DURING A JURY CHARGE , THAT THEY CANNOT FIND PETITIONER GUILTY OF A CERTAIN DEGREE OF MURDER AFTER ENTERTAINING …
19-6651 Shawn A. Thompson v. Tom McGinley, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution at Coal Township Third Circuit 2019-11-15 Denied Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP attempted-robbery constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel jury-instructions sixth-amendment standard-of-review third-degree-murder I. Appellant alleged that Trial Court gave a defective/deficient Third Degree Murder instruction to the jury, by failing to provide the jury with inst…
19-6391 Robert Chin v. Mark Capozza, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution at Fayette, et al. Third Circuit 2019-10-25 Denied Response WaivedIFP conspiracy criminal-intent criminal-law due-process homicide malicious-act mens-rea third-degree-murder unintended-consequence unintentional-act 1. Is the due process clause offended where a criminal defendant is found guilty of conspiracy to commit third degree murder, which is a homicide that…
19-5296 Ozzie Davis v. Tom McGinley, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution at Coal Township, et al. Third Circuit 2019-07-24 Denied Response WaivedIFP bruton-v-us criminal-conspiracy criminal-procedure due-process fair-trial-rights jackson-v-virginia prosecutorial-misconduct state-trial sufficiency-of-evidence supreme-court-precedent third-degree-murder WHETHER THE PENNSYLVANIA SUPERIOR COURT'S DENIAL ON DIRECT REVIEW OF THE CHALLENGE TO THE SUFFICIENCY OF THE EVIDENCE IN SUPPORT OF PETITIONER'S CON…