Legal Opinion
Carter v. Scully
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided August 23, 1990No. 89 CV 1834PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
McLAUGHLIN, District Judge.
Petitioner, pro se, seeks a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. For the reasons discussed below, the motion is denied.
FACTS
On December 15, 1978, petitioner pled guilty in New York Supreme Court, Queens County, to second degree murder. N.Y.Penal Law § 125.25 (McKinney 1987). Petitioner was subsequently sentenced to serve a term of twenty years to life imprisonment. The Appellate Division affirmed. People v. Carter, 73 A.D.2d 953, 424 N.Y.S.2d 15 (2d Dep’t), leave to appeal denied, 49 N.Y.2d 892, 427 N.Y.S.2d 1029, 405 N.E.2d 239…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Jones v. BarnesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Carter v. ScullyDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1990