Legal Opinion
Robinson v. Scully
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 15, 1981No. 81 Civ. 1610 (RLC)PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROBERT L. CARTER, District Judge.
This is a petition for a writ of habeas corpus brought by Steve Robinson, an inmate at the Green Haven Correctional Facility in Stormville, New York. Simply stated, Robinson claims that his resentence after a successful appeal constituted an increase in punishment not based upon his conduct after the original sentencing. Petitioner argues that such an increase is a denial of due process of law in violation of the fourteenth amendment.
BACKGROUND FACTS
On June 12, 1972, in New York Supreme Court, New York County, petitioner pled guilty to grand larceny in…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Steve Robinson v. Charles Scully, Superintendent of Green Haven Correctional FacilityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982