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Legal Citation: 134 F.3d 506 (1997)

Appellant
Lisa Michelle Lambert

Appellee
Charlotte Blackwell and the State of Pennsylvania

Appellant's Claim
That she should be granted habeas corpus and should be allowed to claim innocence from having committed the murder for which she was convicted.

Chief Lawyer for Appellant
Peter S. Greenberg

Chief Lawyer for Appellee
Richard A. Sprague

Justices for the Court
Arthur L. Alarcon, Morton Greenberg, Carol Mansmann (writing for the court)

Justices Dissenting
None

Place
Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Date of Decision
29 December 1997

Decision
Ruled against Lambert, returning her to prison.

Significance
By denying a petition for federal writ of habeas corpus, the ruling spotlights the late...