Legal Opinion
George Arce v. Harold J. Smith
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 20, 1989No. 170, Docket 89-2189PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
METZNER, Senior District Judge.
Petitioner appeals from an order denying his second petition for habeas corpus relief. 28 U.S.C. § 2254.
George Arce was convicted of murder and conspiracy in 1974 and was sentenced to a term of 25 years to life. His conviction was upheld on appeal by the New York Appellate Division. People v. Arce, 51 A.D.2d 1043, 381 N.Y.S.2d 328 (2d Dept.1976). The Court of Appeals unanimously affirmed the convictions against a challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence and prosecutorial misconduct. People v. Arce, 42 N.Y.2d 179, 397 N.Y.S.2d 619, 366 N.E.2d 279 (1977). Arce…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- People v. GonzalezNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- Sandstrom v. MontanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- Williams v. GoordDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2003
- Franza v. StinsonDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1999
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