Legal Opinion
Thomas E. Taylor v. William Lombard
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 1, 1979No. 62, Docket 79-2072PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KEARSE, Circuit Judge:
Thomas E. Taylor appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York, Harold P. Burke, J., denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. In 1976 appellant was found guilty of assault in the third degree, N.Y. Penal Law § 120.00(1) (McKinney 1975), by a jury in the Justice Court of the Town of Penfield. After trial appellant moved to set aside the verdict, principally on the ground that several prosecution witnesses had perjured themselves and that the prosecutor had knowingly acquiesced in their perjury. The motion was…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Napue v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
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- Carafas v. LaValleeSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Alcorta v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
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3Cited by41 opinions
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