No. 18-6258

Steven Lazar v. Mark Capozza, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution at Fayette, et al.

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2018-10-09
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: aedpa aedpa-standard confession confession-voluntariness criminal-procedure due-process habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance-counsel ineffective-assistance-of-counsel merits-adjudication reliability standard-of-review third-circuit-review voluntariness
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2019-02-15 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did not the Pennsylvania state courts and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals convolute the difference between a confession's voluntariness and its reliability?

Question Presented (from Petition)

Question(s) Presented 1. Did not the Pennsylvania state courts and the Third . Circuit Court of Appeals convolute the difference between a confession’s voluntariness and __ its reliability? , . 2. Did not the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ; erroneously extend the reach of the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA), where it found that Appellant was not entitled to de novo even where the state court did not adjudicate upon the merits of the prejudice prong of Petitioner’s claim of ineffective assistance of counsel?

Docket Entries

2019-02-19
Petition DENIED.
2019-01-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/15/2019.
2019-01-16
Reply of petitioner Steven Lazar filed.
2019-01-09
Brief of respondents Mark Capozza, et al. in opposition filed.
2018-12-04
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 9, 2019.
2018-11-27
Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 10, 2018 to January 9, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
2018-11-09
Response Requested. (Due December 10, 2018)
2018-11-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/16/2018.
2018-10-24
Waiver of right of respondents Mark Capozza, et al. to respond filed.
2018-09-30
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 8, 2018)

Attorneys

Mark Capozza, et al.
Nancy WinkelmanDistrict Attorney's Office, Respondent
Nancy WinkelmanDistrict Attorney's Office, Respondent
Steven Lazar
Steven Lazar — Petitioner
Steven Lazar — Petitioner