Legal Opinion
Solomon v. Commissioner of Correctional Services
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided February 28, 1992No. CV 91-4411PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
WEXLER, District Judge.
On February 3, 1989, Matthew Solomon (“petitioner”) was convicted of Murder in the Second Degree pursuant to New York Penal Law § 125.25[2], depraved mind murder. Having exhausted his state remedies, petitioner now seeks a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 on the following grounds: (1) there was insufficient evidence for a rational jury to have found this to be a case of depraved mind murder; (2) petitioner received ineffective assistance of counsel; and (3) the intense media coverage before and during the trial deprived petitioner…
2Cases cited53 opinions
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- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Dunaway v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Windham v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1992
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