Legal Opinion
Figueroa v. Ricks
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided March 29, 2005No. 6:01-cv-06274Published
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
BIANCHINI, United States Magistrate Judge.
INTRODUCTION
Petitioner Anthony Figueroa (“Figueroa”), represented by counsel, filed this petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging his felony murder convictions in New York State Supreme Court (Monroe County). The parties have consented to disposition of this matter by the undersigned pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b).
FACTUAL BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Franklin Cedeno (“Cedeno”) was shot to death in his Rochester apartment during an attempted robbery on July 26, 1996. The police picked up…
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