Masters v. Bell

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK STEVEN MASTERS, Petitioner, -against- 9:19-CV-0127 (LEK) E. BELL, Superintendent, Respondent. MEMORANDUM-DECISION AND ORDER I. INTRODUCTION In October 2004, petitioner Steven Masters pled guilty to “a 10–count indictment with various violent felonies stemming from allegations that, in December 2003 and March 2004, he broke into two homes in Schenectady County and, among other things, sexually assaulted the female inhabitants.” People v. Masters,

826 N.Y.S.2d 835, 836

(App. Div. 2007); see also Dkt. No. 1 (“Petition”) at 1.1 Petitioner…