Lambert v. Blackwell

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.

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