Legal Opinion
Bien v. Smith
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided April 19, 2008No. 05CV6118 (ADS)(ARL)PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER
ARTHUR D. SPATT, District Judge.
Presently before the Court is a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, by Stephen Bien (“Bien” or the “Petitioner”). For the reasons that follow, the petition is denied.
I. BACKGROUND
A. Procedural History
Stephen Bien petitions this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 for a writ of habeas corpus. The Petitioner seeks relief from his December 2, 1999 conviction, following a jury trial in County Court, Suffolk County, New York (Ohlig, J.), on one count of murder in the second degree pursuant to N.Y. Penal…
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