Legal Opinion
Colson v. Mitchell
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided July 29, 1992No. CV 91-1808PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
WEXLER, District Judge.
James Colson (“petitioner”), appearing pro se, petitions this Court for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. For the reasons set forth below, petitioner’s application is denied.
I. BACKGROUND
On the night of January 21, 1986, a man (later identified as co-defendant, Frank [Fernando] Rivera (“Rivera”)) approached a taxicab parked by an illuminated platform at the Wyandanch Train Station in Suffolk County, New York. After a face-to-face discussion with the driver, Edmond Brown (“Brown”), about the fare to the nearby town of Deer Park,…
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- Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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