HOW THE PENNSYLVANIA SUPREME COURT CONTINUES T0 IGNORE AND DEFY THIRD CIRCUIT COURT DECISIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE T0 CAPITAL CASE PRISONERS ON PENNSYLVANIA DEATHROW.
In the case that was decided by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals called Zachary Wilson v. Jeffrey Beard, 589 F.3d 651, 3rd Cir. 2009, which stated: the Pennsylvania Supreme Court was incorrect when they opined Zachary Wilson was not entitled to a new trial based upon prosecutorial malfeasance. The prosecutor hid statements that were made, and other legal material that could have exonerated Zachary Wilson at the time of trial.
In Ralph Trent Stokes’ identical situation, his attorneys discovered a myriad of evidence that could have extricated Ralph from the belly of the beast at the time of his trial. And the State Supreme Court pulled wool over their faces so they could turn a blind eye towards injustice.
The State of Pennsylvania justice system is set up to be pro—prosecution. The citizens of Pennsylvania are looked upon as having no rights that are bound to be venerated, as the Pennsylvania Constitution requires. There's no checks and balances in the PA justice system. The Court is running amok.
This is why a Pennsylvania citizen’s only chance is Federal Court. When a Pennsylvania citizen evokes his rights under the Federal Constitution, it’s ignored in State court.
Case in point, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court made a ruling placing the Federal appeal court on notice that they would never abide by any Third Circuit Court ruling. They stated that they would only abide by United States Supreme Court decision. Peruse, Commonwealth v. Clark, 710 A.2d 31, Page. 39. (Pa. 1998).
Out of the eight justices that sit on the State Supreme Court bench, the majority are former district attorneys. This is a pro-prosecution appeals court. It’s no wonder Ralph Trent Stokes could not get this sinister — stack against the deck - court to overturn his conviction from well established evidence of misconduct.
Ralph is not the only Pennsylvania citizen that's idle, dormant, or in limbo on death row. There exist plenty of these types of situations throughout the State. Meaning: other people from different counties, other than Philadelphia County where Ralph lived. There is only one case that the Pa. Supreme Court granted a new trial based on after discovered evidence/prosecutorial misconduct. That is: Commonwealth v. Strong, 761 A.2d 1167 (Pa. Supreme Ct. 2000).
Pennsylvania is so fixated on upholding convictions based on clear cases I of prosecutors’ misdeeds and trial counsel's ineffectiveness, that they are willing to defy federal court authority.
They have an underhanded concoction going on that makes the citizens wait 3 to 5 years to get relief. And, after 3 to 5 years are up, Ralph and others must file the same claims in Federal Court.
This strategy is called: the wait and hold technique. This technique is employed like this: once you file your claims and they are firm, the court will sit on it for years, and render an untoward opinion knowing you have relief coming, except you must wait until you get to Federal Court.
Ralph Trent Stokes’ matter is blatant and a disregard for the law. They — the court — make it appear as though his claims are frivolous, when the facts and law show the opposite. These insidious tactics also are employed to hinder people from leaving death row and make it appear to the public that the system works.
Ralph Trent Stokes’ situation is not unique at all. This type of shenanigans goes on consistently; and is designed to break the spirit of the individual whom seeks justice. They want individuals to give up on ever winning relief.
If you do not believe a word that I'm writing, then keeps your eye on the State Supreme Court decisions from this point on - especially death row cases pertaining to the prosecutor withholding evidence that would have cast a reasonable doubt on their case. The State Supreme Court will not abide by the recent Third Circuit opinion, which gave Zachary Wilson a new trial. So the saga continues for Ralph Trent Stokes, and other cases pending in Pennsylvania that will not get relief by citing Zachary Wilson as authority until they get to Federal Court.
In Ralph Trent Stokes’ identical situation, his attorneys discovered a myriad of evidence that could have extricated Ralph from the belly of the beast at the time of his trial. And the State Supreme Court pulled wool over their faces so they could turn a blind eye towards injustice.
The State of Pennsylvania justice system is set up to be pro—prosecution. The citizens of Pennsylvania are looked upon as having no rights that are bound to be venerated, as the Pennsylvania Constitution requires. There's no checks and balances in the PA justice system. The Court is running amok.
This is why a Pennsylvania citizen’s only chance is Federal Court. When a Pennsylvania citizen evokes his rights under the Federal Constitution, it’s ignored in State court.
Case in point, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court made a ruling placing the Federal appeal court on notice that they would never abide by any Third Circuit Court ruling. They stated that they would only abide by United States Supreme Court decision. Peruse, Commonwealth v. Clark, 710 A.2d 31, Page. 39. (Pa. 1998).
Out of the eight justices that sit on the State Supreme Court bench, the majority are former district attorneys. This is a pro-prosecution appeals court. It’s no wonder Ralph Trent Stokes could not get this sinister — stack against the deck - court to overturn his conviction from well established evidence of misconduct.
Ralph is not the only Pennsylvania citizen that's idle, dormant, or in limbo on death row. There exist plenty of these types of situations throughout the State. Meaning: other people from different counties, other than Philadelphia County where Ralph lived. There is only one case that the Pa. Supreme Court granted a new trial based on after discovered evidence/prosecutorial misconduct. That is: Commonwealth v. Strong, 761 A.2d 1167 (Pa. Supreme Ct. 2000).
Pennsylvania is so fixated on upholding convictions based on clear cases I of prosecutors’ misdeeds and trial counsel's ineffectiveness, that they are willing to defy federal court authority.
They have an underhanded concoction going on that makes the citizens wait 3 to 5 years to get relief. And, after 3 to 5 years are up, Ralph and others must file the same claims in Federal Court.
This strategy is called: the wait and hold technique. This technique is employed like this: once you file your claims and they are firm, the court will sit on it for years, and render an untoward opinion knowing you have relief coming, except you must wait until you get to Federal Court.
Ralph Trent Stokes’ matter is blatant and a disregard for the law. They — the court — make it appear as though his claims are frivolous, when the facts and law show the opposite. These insidious tactics also are employed to hinder people from leaving death row and make it appear to the public that the system works.
Ralph Trent Stokes’ situation is not unique at all. This type of shenanigans goes on consistently; and is designed to break the spirit of the individual whom seeks justice. They want individuals to give up on ever winning relief.
If you do not believe a word that I'm writing, then keeps your eye on the State Supreme Court decisions from this point on - especially death row cases pertaining to the prosecutor withholding evidence that would have cast a reasonable doubt on their case. The State Supreme Court will not abide by the recent Third Circuit opinion, which gave Zachary Wilson a new trial. So the saga continues for Ralph Trent Stokes, and other cases pending in Pennsylvania that will not get relief by citing Zachary Wilson as authority until they get to Federal Court.
