Legal Opinion
Leslie v. Artuz
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 21, 1999No. 98 Civ. 9129(RWS)PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SWEET, District Judge.
Anthony Leslie (“Leslie”) has petitioned this Court for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 on the following grounds: (1) he was denied his right to counsel when he was represented by a non-attorney during critical stages of his trial, and was denied due process of law when the trial court failed to conduct an evidentiary hearing concerning that defect in representation; (2) he was denied effective assistance of counsel because his representatives failed to (a) meaningfully cross-examine the prosecution’s ballistics expert, (b) effectively present…
2Cases cited55 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Lindh v. MurphySupreme Court of the United States · 1997
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3Cited by7 opinions
- James Williams v. Christopher ArtuzCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2001
- Anthony Leslie v. Christopher Artuz, Superintendent, Greenhaven Correctional FacilityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000
- Flores v. KeaneDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2001
- Kearse v. WalkerDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2000
- Holmes v. RicksDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 2004
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