Legal Opinion
Rivera v. Cuomo
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 16, 2011No. Docket No. 10-224-prPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Per curiam
The petitioner-appellant John Rivera appeals from a judgment entered in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Townes, J.) denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254.
Rivera was convicted after a jury trial of murder in the second degree in violation of New York Penal Law § 125.25(2), arising out of the death of his estranged wife, Kimberly Cassas, from a single gunshot wound to her head at point-blank range. Specifically, Rivera was convicted of depraved indifference murder, but was acquitted of intentional murder. The…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Renico v. LettSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
- Cavazos v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
- People v. SanchezNew York Court of Appeals · 2002
- People v. RiveraAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
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3Cited by8 opinions
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