Legal Opinion
Contreras v. Artus
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 23, 2015No. Docket 13-1117PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KEARSE, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner Walkins Contreras, a New York State (“State”) prisoner convicted of, inter alia, rape in the first degree, unlawful imprisonment in the first degree, and burglary in the first degree, appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Jed S. Rakoff, Judge, dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The petition alleged principally that the trial court denied Contreras (1) his due process right to be present during critical stages of his trial when it held a closed hearing in…
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