Legal Opinion
Word v. Lord
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 13, 2011No. Docket 11-111-opPublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Per curiam
Diane Word, proceeding pro se, seeks leave to file a successive habeas petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. She contends that New York’s appellate courts violated her due process rights when they denied her application for a writ of error coram nobis. For the reasons below, we hold that a § 2254 petition is not a proper vehicle for challenging deficiencies in a state post-conviction proceeding, and deny the motion. 1
BACKGROUND
Word was convicted after a jury trial in the New York Supreme Court, New York County, of reckless manslaughter and depraved indifference murder — both in con nection…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Lane v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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