Legal Opinion
Rogers v. Goord
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided May 13, 2005No. 02-CV-6667PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
BIANCHINI, United States Magistrate Judge.
INTRODUCTION
Ernest Rogers (“Rogers”) filed this pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging his conviction in Niagara County Court on one count of second degree (felony) murder and one count of first degree robbery. The parties have consented to disposition of this matter by the undersigned pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b).
FACTUAL BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On the morning of July 23,1992, Rogers’ step-father-in-law Roy Belmont (“Belmont”) was found dead in his home, bludgeoned to death…
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