Legal Opinion
Hust v. Costello
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided August 16, 2004No. 2:03-cv-02831PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER
SPATT, District Judge.
William Jacob Hust (“Hust” or “Petitioner”), appearing pro se, petitions this Court for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2254. Hust contends that James H. Miller III, Esq., his appellate counsel, was constitutionally ineffective for refusing to present two issues that the Petitioner requested to be included in his direct appeal. For the reasons set forth below, the Court denies Hust’s petition.
BACKGROUND
It was alleged in the Hust indictment that, on July 20, 1999, in his house in Rocky Point, New York, William Hust sexually…
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