Legal Opinion
Benjamin v. Fischer
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 23, 2002No. 02 Civ. 679(SAS)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMENDED OPINION AND ORDER
SCHEINDLIN, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Donald Benjamin (“petitioner”), an inmate at the Sing Sing Correctional Facility in Ossining, New York, brings this petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to section 2254 of Title 28 of the United States Code (“ § 2254”). On March 19, 1997, following a jury trial, Benjamin was convicted of one count of burglary in the second degree and one count of robbery in the third degree and was sentenced to eight years of imprisonment.
Benjamin’s first claim is that his Sixth Amendment rights to be tried by an impartial jury and to…
2Cases cited39 opinions
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- United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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- Picard v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by6 opinions
- United States v. Vernon Snype, Marisa HicksCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2006
- United States v. Martha Stewart and Peter BacanovicCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2006
- United States v. Tin Yat ChinDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2003
- Benjamin v. FischerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2004
- Bowers v. WalshDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 2003
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