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KIRK v. MEYER

No. CIV.A.01-5410.

279 F.Supp.2d 617 (2003)

Nelson Alexander KIRK, Petitioner, v. Robert MEYER, et. al., Respondents.

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.

August 18, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nelson Alexander Kirk, Bellefonte, PA, for Pro se.

J. Hunter Bennett, Thomas W. Dolgenos, District Attorney's Office, Philadelphia, PA, for Respondents.

MEMORANDUM

ROBRENO, District Judge.

Nelson Kirk ("Petitioner" or "Kirk"), a state prisoner, has filed a petition for habeas corpus relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 on three grounds: (1) "denial of right of appeal," properly understood as an allegation of ineffective assistance rendered by counsel during the direct appeal process, (2) ineffective assistance of trial counsel, and (3) prosecutorial misconduct. Before the court is the Magistrate Judge's Report...

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