Vidal v. Harris

OPINION

SWEET, District Judge.

Vincent Vidal, presently confined at the Greenhaven Correctional Facility, was convicted of possession and sale of a controlled substance in New York State Supreme Court. The Appellate Division affirmed his conviction and leave to appeal to the New York Court of Appeals was denied. Vidal now seeks the dismissal of his indictment by way of a federal writ of habeas corpus for various violations of his constitutional rights.

Specifically, Vidal alleges that during his trial, the prosecutor knowingly made false statements and allowed a witness to make false statements…