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Wetzel v. Moore

Supreme Court of the United States
Oct 3, 2016
137 S. Ct. 73 (2016)

Summary

holding that a failure to call witnesses who would have corroborated defendant's testimony to satisfy the prejudice prong of the Strickland test

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Opinion

No. 15–1411.

10-03-2016

John E. WETZEL, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, et al., petitioners, v. Tyrone MOORE.


Motion of respondent for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit denied.


Summaries of

Wetzel v. Moore

Supreme Court of the United States
Oct 3, 2016
137 S. Ct. 73 (2016)

holding that a failure to call witnesses who would have corroborated defendant's testimony to satisfy the prejudice prong of the Strickland test

Summary of this case from United States v. Prugar
Case details for

Wetzel v. Moore

Case Details

Full title:John E. WETZEL, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, et al.…

Court:Supreme Court of the United States

Date published: Oct 3, 2016

Citations

137 S. Ct. 73 (2016)
196 L. Ed. 2d 197

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See, e.g., Moore v. Sec'y Pa. Dep't of Corr., 640 F. App'x 159, 163 (3d Cir.), cert. denied sub nom. Wetzel…