Opinions of the United 1997 Decisions States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

10-31-1997 DeBlase v. Roth Precedential or Non-Precedential: Docket 96-1088

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UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT _______________ NO. 96-1088 _______________

THOMAS DEBLASE, Appellant v. LAWRENCE V. ROTH, WARDEN, MONTGOMERY COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY; THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA _______________ Argued February 6, 1997 Before: STAPLETON and MANSMANN, Circuit Judges, and RESTANI*, Judge Reargued En Banc October 29, 1997 Before: SLOVITER, Chief Judge, BECKER, STAPLETON, MANSMANN, GREENBERG, SCIRICA, COWEN, NYGAARD, ALITO, ROTH, LEWIS, McKEE, Circuit Judges _______________

O R D E R

This matter having come before the court en banc by order of this court dated July 30, 1997, following the grant of rehearing pursuant to this court's Internal Operating Procedure 9.4.1., it is hereby ___________________ * Hon. Jane A. Restani, Judge, United States Court of International Trade, sitting by designation.

O R D E R E D that the order of the district court dated January 11, 1996 denying and dismissing appellant's petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S. Code 2254 be and is hereby affirmed by an equally divided court.

Each party shall bear its own costs.

By the Court, /s/ Dolores K. Sloviter Chief Judge

Dated: October 31, 1997