No. 21-5308

Calvin B. Lynch v. Mark Garman, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution at Rockview, et al.

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2021-08-05
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: civil-rights constitutional-rights criminal-procedure double-jeopardy due-process federal-law statutory-interpretation witness-intimidation witness-testimony
Latest Conference: 2021-10-08
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is petitioner entitled to the Pennsylvania courts' clarifying interpretation of the witness intimidation statute, Pa.C.S.A.§4952, under which petitioner was convicted?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

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Docket Entries

2021-10-12
Petition DENIED.
2021-09-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/8/2021.
2021-07-27
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 7, 2021)

Attorneys

Calvin Lynch
Calvin B. Lynch — Petitioner