Legal Opinion
Jose Delvalle v. John Armstrong
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided September 5, 2002No. Docket 01-2675PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINTER, Circuit Judge.
Jose DelValle appeals from Judge Burns’s dismissal of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He was convicted by a jury in Connecticut state court of murder and conspiracy to commit murder. After exhausting his state remedies, appellant filed his petition in the district court claiming that the trial court improperly instructed the jury on reasonable doubt and the presumption of innocence, thereby violating his rights under the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments. He also raised a claim for relief under Section 2254(d)(2), arguing that the decision…
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