Legal Opinion
Savinon v. Mazucca
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 31, 2009No. 07-0940-prPublished
1Opinion of the Court
SUMMARY ORDER
Carlos Savinon appeals the denial of his 28 .U.S.C. § 2254 petition to vacate his New York State conviction for first-degree rape and first-degree sexual assault. In an order dated September 13, 2007, this court granted a certificate of appealability on the following issue: whether Savinon’s trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance when attempting to secure an eyewitness’s testimony and when challenging the issued missing-witness charge. See Order, Savinon v. Mazucca, No. 07-0940-pr (2d Cir. Sept. 13, 2007). In resolving that issue, we assume the parties’ familiarity with…
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