Legal Opinion
Kenneth Solomon v. Harold J. Smith, Superintendent, Attica Correctional Facility, Respondent
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 26, 1981No. 1445, Docket 80-2119PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KEARSE, Circuit Judge:
The State appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Vincent L. Broderick, Judge, granting the petition of appellee Kenneth Solomon for a writ of habeas corpus on the ground that the identifications of Solomon at his state trial were unreliable and resulted from impermissible police procedures, in violation of Solomon’s rights under the Fifth, Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution. This case, which arises from Solomon’s conviction of robbery, rape, and sodomy, solely on the basis of eyewitness…
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