Legal Opinion
Herrera v. LaManna
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided July 12, 2021No. 1:20-cv-02587Unknown
1Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ANGEL HERRERA, Petitioner, – against – MEMORANDUM & ORDER SUPERINTENDENT LAMANNA, 20-cv-2587 (ERK) GREEN HAVEN CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, Respondent. KORMAN, J.: Angel Herrera was convicted of murder in the second degree after beating Joel Barrera Ponce to death with a wooden stick during a drunken altercation early on the morning of May 16, 2010. Herrera filed this habeas petition seeking relief on a number of grounds. Each of them is without merit. DISCUSSION A. Standard of Review The Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act…
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- Harrington v. RichterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
- Cullen v. PinholsterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
- Manson v. BrathwaiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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