Sacco v. Cooksey

Respondents-Appellants-Cross-Appel-lees Michael B. Cooksey, Warden U.S.P. Marion, and the Attorney General of the State of New York (collectively, “respondents”) ' appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Brieant, J.) granting Petitioner-Appellee-Cross-Ap-pellant Frank Sacco’s (“Sacco”) petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Sacco also cross-appeals from the district court’s decision on the claims in support of his petition as to which he was unsuccessful. We hold that the district court erred in granting the writ and reverse the…