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PA: Brief Update: New Trial for Man on Pennsylvania’s Death Row Affirmed by Third Circuit

PA: Brief Update: New Trial for Man on Pennsylvania’s Death Row Affirmed by Third Circuit

by Bert | Dec 12, 2017 | Pennsylvania

Several years ago, we covered a case in which a federal district court granted a Pennsylvania man a new trial because prosecutors failed to turn over police records relating to one of their key witnesses. It seems the witness in question had a lengthy history of being...
PA: Prosecutor Violated 5th Amendment by Questioning Defendant’s Post-Arrest Silence

PA: Prosecutor Violated 5th Amendment by Questioning Defendant’s Post-Arrest Silence

by Alec | Oct 23, 2014 | Pennsylvania, The Open File Blog

In a strongly worded opinion, the 3rd Circuit has vacated a conspiracy charge in a drug case, owing to the prosecutor’s cross-examination of the defendant about his silence following his arrest. The accused, a truck driver named Gathon Shannon, had invoked his 5th...

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