Legal Opinion
Wallace v. Leonardo
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided June 30, 1993No. 92-CV-469APublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
HECKMAN, United States Magistrate Judge.
This petition for habeas corpus relief was referred to the undersigned by the Hon. Richard J. Arcara pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c), and the consent of the parties, for all further proceedings. For the reasons set forth below, the petition is dismissed in its entirety.
BACKGROUND
On October 5, 1978, Petitioner Nathaniel Wallace was found guilty by a Wyoming County Court jury of the rape and murder of Nancy Vial, a civilian cook at the Attica Correctional Facility. The trial lasted three and a half weeks, during which the jury heard…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Walker v. BennettDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 2003
- Wallace v. LeonardoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994