Legal Opinion
Cruz v. Alexander
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 12, 1979No. 77 Civ. 5976 (RWS)PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SWEET, District Judge.
Petitioner Eduardo Cruz (“Cruz”) was convicted of possession of explosive substances in the New York Supreme Court, and was sentenced in 1971 to a term of seven years. His conviction was affirmed by the Appellate Division, People v. Cruz, 41 A.D.2d 1027, 343 N.Y.S.2d 786 (1st Dep. 1973), and by the New York Court of Appeals, People v. Cruz, 34 N.Y.2d 362, 357 N.Y.S.2d 709, 314 N.E.2d 39, mod., 35 N.Y.2d 708, 361 N.Y.S.2d 641, 320 N.E.2d 274 (1974).
In this habeas corpus proceeding, brought under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (1976), petitioner seeks to set aside his conviction…
2Cases cited58 opinions
- Preiser v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Picard v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Stone v. PowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Shaw v. ScullyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1987
- Holmes v. ScullyDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1989
- Velez v. People of the State of New YorkDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1996
- Brown v. De FillipisDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1989
- Eduardo Cruz v. Robert Alexander and Edward Hammock, Chairman of the New York State Department of ParoleCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
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