Cummins v. Lee

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK GLEN CUMMINS, Petitioner, MEMORANDUM AND ORDER v. 10-CV-01026 (LDH) WILLIAM LEE, Respondent. LASHANN DEARCY HALL, United States District Judge: Petitioner Glen Cummins, proceeding pro se, petitions pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2254

for a writ of habeas corpus on the grounds that he was denied effective assistance of counsel, the prosecutor engaged in misconduct, the trial court improperly charged the jury, and the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction. (Pet. 4, ECF No. 1.) BACKGROUND1 This petition arises out of a judgment of…