Haxhia v. Lee

SUMMARY ORDER

Defendants-appellants William Lee and Eric T. Schneiderman appeal the decision of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Wood, J.) granting plaintiff-appellee Bledar Haxhia’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (“AEDPA”). We assume the parties’ familiarity with the underlying facts, procedural history, and the issues on appeal.

Haxhia was tried on charges of murder in the second degree, manslaughter in the first degree, and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, following…