Legal Opinion
Wheeler v. Kelly
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 9, 1987No. 611, Docket 86-2295PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FEINBERG, Chief Judge:
In this unusual case, petitioner Randy Wheeler, an incarcerated state prisoner, appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, Leonard D. Wexler, J. The order granted Wheeler’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus because of a five-year delay in the processing of his appeal in the state courts and directed that he be retried unless the Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court, Second Department, decided Wheeler’s then pending appeal within two and one-half months. Appellant claims that Judge Wexler should…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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