Legal Opinion
Besser v. Walsh Phillips v. Artus Portalatin v. Graham Morris v. Artus
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 31, 2010No. Docket 05-4375-pr, 06-3550-pr, 07-1599-pr, 07-3588-pr, 07-3949-prPublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINTER, Circuit Judge:
The principal question on appeal is whether New York state court decisions affirming sentences enhanced under New York’s persistent felony offender (“PFO”) statute, N.Y. Penal Law § 70.10, unreasonably applied clearly established federal law. 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d).
The district court issued a writ of habeas corpus in the petitions of Carlos Portalatin and William Washington and the relevant state authorities brought this appeal. 1 See Washington v. Poole, 507 F.Supp.2d 342, 344 (S.D.N.Y.2007) (Koeltl, J.); Portalatin v. Graham, 478 F.Supp.2d 385, 386 (E.D.N.Y.2007)…
2Cases cited56 opinions
- Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- United States v. BookerSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Blakely v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Almendarez-Torres v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Stevens v. MillerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2012
- Ayers v. HudsonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2010
- Portalatin v. GrahamCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2010
- People v. WicksAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
- People v. BatteaseAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
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