Legal Opinion
Player v. Berry
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided February 26, 1992No. CV 91-0056PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEXLER, District Judge.
Petitioner, Douglas Player (“petitioner”), appearing pro se, petitions this Court for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. For the reasons set forth below, petitioner’s application is denied.
BACKGROUND
On January 14, 1986, two men forcibly entered a dwelling in Brentwood, Suffolk County, New York. One of them, later identified as petitioner, was wearing a navy blue ski suit and a black ski mask, and was carrying a sawed-off shotgun in his left hand. Present in the home were William Bordies (“Bordies”) and his girlfriend, Joanne Wiesbecker (“Wiesbecker”),…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by3 opinions
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