Smith v. La Clair

SUMMARY ORDER

Petitioner Waddell Smith appeals from the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, which petition challenged his New York state conviction on four counts of robbery and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon on grounds that, inter alia, he was denied his Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial. The district court granted Smith a certificate of appealability on his speedy trial claim. We assume the parties’ familiarity with the facts and the record of prior proceedings, which we reference only as necessary to explain our decision.

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