Legal Opinion
James Tyson v. John P. Keane, Superintendent, Sing Sing Correctional Facility
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 20, 1998No. 98-2144PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FEINBERG, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner James Tyson appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Shira A. Seheindlin, J., denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The district court found that Tyson’s constitutional claims were not procedurally barred, but that any error by the state trial court was harmless. Tyson v. Keane, 991 F.Supp. 314, 319 (S.D.N.Y.1998). For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.
I. Background
A. State Court Proceedings
In July 1992, petitioner Tyson was convicted of rape in the first degree after a jury trial in…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Renaldo Grey v. Robert Hoke, Superintendent, Eastern Correctional FacilityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1991
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