Legal Opinion
Santiago Ortiz v. Kelly
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided June 30, 1988No. 88-CV-15 (JBW)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
WEINSTEIN, District Judge.
Petitioner was convicted in Suffolk County Court in 1983, following a jury trial, of murder in the second degree. He was sentenced to twenty-five years to life, and is presently incarcerated. He now seeks relief on the grounds that (1) his confession was involuntary because it was obtained by means of deception, and (2) his conviction was obtained through use of evidence siezed during an illegal arrest. 28 U.S.C. § 2254.
I. Facts
The victim was found stabbed in the face and near death. Police obtained a description of petitioner from a friend of the…
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