Samuel Brown v. John Doe, Warden

JACOBS, Circuit Judge:

Petitioner Samuel Brown appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Bro-derick, J.) denying a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. A New York Supreme Court jury convicted Brown of three counts of felony murder, four counts of robbery in the first degree and other related lesser felonies for his participation in the robbery of a Brink’s armored truck in October 1981. Brown is now serving a sentence of 75 years to life. The case received widespread and sensational publicity, primarily because the fleeing robbers shot…