Legal Opinion
Moloi v. Riley
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided April 23, 1991No. CV 89-2334 (ADS)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
SPATT, District Judge.
The instant Petition for a writ of habeas corpus raises the issues of whether allowing the jury to view photographs of the victim’s scars was unconstitutionally prejudicial, whether the Petitioner’s sentence should be reduced in light of his prior exemplary conduct and whether the Petitioner’s convictions contravene the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment.
BACKGROUND
Petitioner’s convictions stem from an incident involving him and his girlfriend, Ms. Momokhabi Moeletsi. The Petitioner and Ms. Moeletsi began arguing in the early morning hours…
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