Legal Opinion
Stubbs v. Thomas
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 7, 1984No. 83 Civ. 3079 (MJL)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
LOWE, District Judge.
Before this Court is a petition for a writ of habeas corpus brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner, Mack Stubbs, claims that the ineffective assistance of his state appointed investigator constituted a denial of his rights under the sixth and fourteenth amendments to the United States Constitution. In addition, petitioner claims that his failure to receive adequate investigative assistance denied him his right to a fair trial guaranteed by the due process clause of the fifth and fourteenth amendments. As set forth below, this Court…
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