Legal Opinion
Colon v. Smith
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 15, 1986No. 84 Civ. 3144 (WCC)Published
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM C. CONNER, District Judge.
Pedro Colon, who is currently incarcerated at the Attica Correctional Facility, has petitioned this Court for a writ of habeas corpus, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (1982). For the reasons outlined below, his petition is denied.
Background
On May 22, 1981, the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Bronx County (Silverman, J.) entered a judgment convicting petitioner, after a trial by jury, of murder in the second degree. Petitioner was sentenced to an indeterminate term of imprisonment of from fifteen years to life imprisonment. On May 26, 1983, the Appellate…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Rose v. LundySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- William Daye v. Attorney General of the State of New York and Eugene Le Fevre, Superintendent, Greenhaven Correctional FacilityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
- Duckworth v. SerranoSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- People v. RobertsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- People v. BrownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
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