Legal Opinion
Craig Dunham v. Brion Travis, Chair, New York State Parole Board
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 17, 2002No. Docket 01-2779PublishedCited by 200 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McLAUGHLIN, Circuit Judge.
Brion Travis, on behalf of the New York State Parole Board appeals from the district court’s grant of Craig Dunham’s petition for writ of habeas corpus. We conclude that the district court erred in granting the writ of habeas corpus. Dun-ham’s trial counsel was not constitutionally ineffective.
BACKGROUND
In 1996, petitioner, Craig Dunham, was convicted in the Westchester County Court of rape in the first degree and sexual abuse in the first degree. Dunham was ■sentenced to concurrent terms of incarceration of two to six years and one to three years’ imprisonment,…
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