Rodriguez v. Capra

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DOC #: SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK DATE FILED: 9/29/20 23 LOUIS RODRIGUEZ, Petitioner, 1:20-cv-3141 (MKV) -against- OPINION AND ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS MICHAEL CAPRA, SUPERINTENDENT COR PUS Respondent. MARY KAY VYSKOCIL, United States District Judge: Louis Rodriguez petitions for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his conviction following a jury trial in the New York State Supreme Court. [ECF No. 2] (“Petition”). Rodriguez seeks habeas relief, contending that: (1) he was denied the right to a fair trial due to…