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Sams v. Warden, New York City House of Detention

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided February 13, 1981No. 80 Civ. 3580PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

EDWARD WEINFELD, District Judge.

Petitioner, convicted in the Supreme Court of the State of New York upon a jury trial of the crimes of sodomy in the first degree (Penal Law § 130.50) and attempted rape in the first degree (Penal Law §§ 110.00, 130.35), and now serving concurrent terms of not less than five but not more than fifteen years of imprisonment, seeks his release upon a federal writ of habeas corpus. The petitioner’s conviction was affirmed by the Appellate Division with two judges dissenting. 1 Leave to appeal to the Court of Appeals was denied by one of the dissenting judges…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. People v. CrimminsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  4. Picard v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  5. People v. SandovalNew York Court of Appeals · 1974

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Jenkins v. BaraDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1987
  2. Hogan v. WestDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 2006
  3. Lopez v. SmithDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1981
  4. Colville v. ScullyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1982

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