Legal Opinion

McGee v. Cournoyer

District Court, D. Connecticut

Decided December 22, 2020No. 3:18-cv-00104Unknown

1Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT FRANK McGEE, Petitioner, v. No. 3:18-cv-00104 (JAM) ANNE COURNOYER, Respondent. ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS Petitioner Frank McGee was tried and convicted in a Connecticut state court on robbery and related charges, and he is now serving his prison sentence. McGee has filed a federal petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He seeks relief on two grounds. First, he argues that he was wrongly convicted of robbery despite having been acquitted of larceny. Second, he argues that his conviction on…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. Cullen v. PinholsterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
  3. Ashe v. SwensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  4. United States v. PowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  5. Woods v. DonaldSupreme Court of the United States · 2015

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