Layne v. Capra

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK MALIK LAYNE, Petitioner, Case No. 1:21-cv-03989 (JLR) -against- OPINION AND ORDER MARLYN KOPP, Superintendent, Sing Sing Correctional Facility, Respondent. JENNIFER L. ROCHON, United States District Judge: Petitioner Malik Layne (“Petitioner” or “Layne”) brings the above-captioned action for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (“AEDPA”) of 1996, 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Dkt. 1 (“Pet.”). In seeking the writ, Petitioner challenges his New York State conviction of manslaughter in the first…