Legal Opinion
Geames v. Henderson
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided November 22, 1989No. CV 89-2332PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
WEXLER, District Judge.
Petitioner Leroy Geames seeks a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. Section 2254. In his pro se petition, petitioner claims that the state court’s three-and-one-half years delay in deciding his appeal has resulted in a denial of his constitutional right to due process. The respondent opposes the petition on the grounds that the petitioner has neither exhausted his state remedies nor been denied his due process rights. For the reasons stated below, the writ is granted.
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On February 14,1986, petitioner was convicted in Supreme Court, Suffolk County,…
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