Legal Opinion
Vera v. Hanslmaier
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 29, 1996No. 95 Civ. 5288(BSJ)PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion and Order
JONES, District Judge:
Manuel Vera, pro se, petitions this Court for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. 1 Challenging his state conviction for manslaughter in the first degree, petitioner argues that he was denied due process by what he claims were 1) the People’s failure to disprove his justification defense beyond a reasonable doubt, 2) the trial court’s unbalanced interested witness charge, and 3) the prosecutor’s improper summation remarks. This Court referred the petition to United States Magistrate Judge Peck for a Report and Recommendation. After…
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