Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Warden, Auburn Correctional Facility
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided March 1, 1984No. CV 83-2057Published
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
PLATT, District Judge.
Petitioner, Kenneth Johnson, has asked this Court to issue a writ of habeas corpus, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (1976), on the grounds that his continued imprisonment by the State of New York violates certain rights secured to him by the United States Constitution. For the reasons that follow we decline to issue such a writ and order the petition dismissed.
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Petitioner was convicted on July 11, 1973 in New York State Supreme Court, Kings County, after a jury trial, of murder and attempted murder. He was sentenced to a prison term of 25 years to life.…
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