Taylor v. Capra

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK JESSEMAR TAYLOR, Petitioner, v. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER MICHAEL CAPRA, Superintendent of Sing Sing 18-CV-06406 (LDH) Correctional Facility; THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondents. LASHANN DEARCY HALL, United States District Judge: Jessemar Taylor petitions pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2254

for a writ of habeas corpus arising out of a judgment of conviction entered in New York Supreme Court, Kings County, on a charge of second-degree murder. (Pet., ECF No. 1.) BACKGROUND I. The Killing of Tyquan Joyner At approximately 5:00…