Legal Opinion
Cottrel v. New York
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 28, 2003No. 01 CIV. 4540PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
MARRERO, District Judge.
Petitioner, Alton Cottrel (“Cottrel”) moves for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. For the reasons discussed below, the petition is DENIED.
I. BACKGROUND
On January 23, 1998, Cottrel was convicted in New York State Supreme Court, Bronx County, after a jury trial, of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree. On January 23, 1998, Cottrel was sentenced as a predicate felon and the trial court imposed a sentence of five to ten years imprisonment on…
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