Legal Opinion
Torres v. Irvin
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 11, 1998No. 97 Civ. 5078(DLC)PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION and ORDER
COTE, District Judge.
On June 9, 1997, this Court’s Pro Se Office received a writ of habeas corpus from Luis Torres (“Torres”) challenging his convictions for possession of a controlled substance and conspiracy, which were entered following a trial held in New York State court in 1990. For the reasons discussed below the petition is denied.
Background
Torres was arrested on June 1, 1989. A search of his apartment conducted pursuant to a warrant uncovered heroin, cocaine, drug paraphernalia, and almost $75,000 in cash. The affidavit supporting the warrant application included…
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