Legal Opinion
Colon v. Smith
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 27, 1989No. 84 Civ. 3144 (WCC)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
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) on six separate grounds. For the reasons outlined below, his petition is denied.
BACKGROUND
Petitioner Pedro Colon was convicted of murder in the second degree after a jury trial in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Bronx County. Petitioner was sentenced to an indeterminate term of imprisonment of from fifteen years to life. On May 26, 1983, the Appellate Division,…
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