Legal Opinion
Cordoba v. Harris
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 29, 1979No. 79 Civ. 311 (CES)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION
STEWART, District Judge:
Smith Cordoba, proceeding pro se, seeks a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner was indicted in New York County on August 19, 1974 on four counts of illegally possessing and selling cocaine. His first two trials ended in mistrials. 1 His third trial resulted in his conviction, on September 30, 1976, of two counts of selling a controlled substance in the first degree. N.Y. Penal Law § 220.43 (McKinney 1978). On November 15, 1976, he was sentenced to the statutory minimum of 15 years to life 2 on each count, the sentences to be…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Picard v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Cupp v. NaughtenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Adams v. United States Ex Rel. McCannSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
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3Cited by6 opinions
- United States v. William TompkinsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- McKee v. HarrisDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1980
- Commonwealth v. StovallMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1986
- Rock v. ZimmermanDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1982
- Smith v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1987
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