Twice again, a circuit divisible by three has gotten a capital case back from the Supreme Court only to overturn the death penalty again, followed by a new certiorari petition from the state. Such petitions have a high grant and reversal rate. Both are from Pennsylvania this time.
Wetzel v. Kindler: USCA3 opinion here. Docket 11-48 here.
Wetzel v. Abu-Jamal: USCA3 opinion here. Docket 11-49 here.
Wetzel v. Kindler: USCA3 opinion here. Docket 11-48 here.
Wetzel v. Abu-Jamal: USCA3 opinion here. Docket 11-49 here.
For sheer disingenuousness and studious avoidance of the law, these Third Circuit cases are tough to beat.
Does CJLF have access to the cert. petitions?