Ginyard v. Fisher

DECISION AND AMENDED ORDER

MARRERO, District Judge.

Petitioner, Melvin Ginyard (“Ginyard”), presently incarcerated at the New York State Sing Sing Correctional Facility (“Sing Sing”), moves for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. By Order dated June 20, 2003, the Court denied Ginyard’s petition and stated that a decision setting forth the Court’s findings, reasoning and conclusions would be made available to the parties separately. Accordingly, for the reasons discussed below, Ginyard’s petition is DENIED.

I. BACKGROUND 1

On July 2, 1997, Ginyard was convicted by a jury in New…