Legal Opinion

Perez v. Smith

District Court, E.D. New York

Decided June 6, 2011No. 1:06-mj-00492PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM & ORDER

VITALIANO, District Judge.

Pro se petitioner Dimas Perez is before the Court on his petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. For the reasons set forth below, the writ is denied and Perez’s habeas petition is dismissed.

I. BACKGROUND

On December 12, 1997, Robinson Robule and Mariano Gaton were fatally shot at a small grocery store located in East New York, Brooklyn. Miranda Baez observed the crime from across the street. Wayne Bourcicault and Diane Bennett were a block from the grocery store. The duo turned around when they heard the gunshots to see the…

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3Cited by3 opinions

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