Legal Opinion
Dixon v. McGinnis
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 18, 2007No. 06 Civ. 0038(VM)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
MARRERO, District Judge.
Petitioner Echo Dixon (“Dixon”) filed a petition seeking a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (1996). Dixon challenges his conviction in the New York State Supreme Court, Bronx County (the “trial court”) on several counts of arson. For the reasons that follow, the Court denies Dixon’s petition.
1. BACKGROUND 1
A. THE UNDERLYING CONVICTION
Following a jury trial, judgment was rendered on February 11, 2003, in the trial court, convicting Dixon of two counts of arson in the second degree and one count of arson in the third degree. Dixon was…
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