Williams v. Collins

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK KENNETH WILLIAMS, Petitioner, -against- 9:22-CV-1405 (LEK) CHRISTOPHER S. COLLINS, Respondent. MEMORANDUM-DECISION AND ORDER I. INTRODUCTION On December 29, 2022, Kenneth Williams filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Dkt. No. 1 (“Petition”). On June 12, 2023, Respondent filed an answer in opposition to the Petition. Dkt. No. 16-1 (“Answer”). For the reasons that follow, the Petition is denied and dismissed in its entirety. II. BACKGROUND A. Indictment and Motion Practice In October 2010, the New…