John Henry Dooley, Jr. P-3111 v. George Petsock. Appeal of John Henry Dooley, Jr.

U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit · Decided 1987-06-01

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OPINION OF THE COURT GARTH, Circuit Judge: On this appeal we review the district court’s summary dismissal of a habeas corpus petition. The petition essentially raises a two-part ineffective assistance of counsel claim against the petitioner’s original trial counsel. We affirm. I. In 1974, John Henry Dooley faced an arson charge in the Court of Common Pleas of Crawf…

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