Legal Opinion
Diaz v. Greiner
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 2, 2000No. 97 Civ. 3308(RMB)PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
BERMAN, District Judge.
I. Introduction
Pro se petitioner Severino Diaz (“Petitioner” or “Diaz”) seeks a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his 1982 murder (second degree) conviction in New York State Supreme Court, New York County. 1 N.Y. Penal Law § 125.25. Diaz was sentenced to an indeterminate prison term of fifteen years to life, and is currently incarcerated in Sing Sing Correctional Facility in Ossining, New York. Petition at 2; 2 Aff. in Opp. ¶ 4. 3
Diaz asserts the following challenges to his conviction: (1) the crime was not proven beyond a reasonable doubt;…
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