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Herbert Traver v. Pennsylvania
Paid petition · Superior Court of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg Office, No. 382 MDA 2021 · judgment January 6, 2022
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
A. Did the prosecutor in the trial before the lower court engage in intentional misconduct by employing a known falsehood when questioning the Petitioner on cross examination, thereby depriving him of a fair trial in violation of his Due Process rights under the 5th and 14th Amendments to the United States Constitution? B. Assuming, arguendo misconduct, was the intent of the prosecutor such as to deny Petitioner his right to a fair trial?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Paul P. Ackourey
For respondent
Hugh J. Burns Jr.
Office of the Attorney General of Pennsylvania
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences
Linked docket
22M41
Proceedings
- Jan 09 2023Petition DENIED.
- Dec 21 2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/6/2023.
- Dec 15 2022Waiver of right of respondent Pennsylvania to respond filed.
- Dec 12 2022Waiver of Herbert Traver of right to respond not accepted for filing. (December 12, 2022)
- Dec 05 2022Motion (22M41) for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari with the supplemental appendix under seal Granted.
- Nov 09 2022MOTION (22M41) DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/2/2022.
- Sep 22 2022Motion (22M41) for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari with the supplemental appendix under seal filed.
- Sep 22 2022Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 4, 2023)