Legal Opinion

Thomas v. Scully

District Court, E.D. New York

Decided June 20, 1994No. 1:92-cr-01159PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

SEYBERT, District Judge:

Petitioner Tyrone Thomas, proceeding pro se, petitions the Court for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner was convicted in 1983, after a jury trial, of various offenses stemming from the fatal shooting of a grocery-store owner during the course of a robbery. He is presently serving four concurrent terms of imprisonment, the longest of which is from twenty years to life.

In this application for collateral relief, petitioner asserts a number of claims. First, he contends that his guilt was not proved beyond a reasonable…

2Cases cited58 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  4. Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  5. Jones v. BarnesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Edwards v. Superintendent, Southport C.F.District Court, E.D. New York · 2013
  2. Dey v. ScullyDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1997
  3. MacKenzie v. PortuondoDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2002
  4. Quinney v. ConwayDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 2011
  5. Taylor v. MitchellDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1996

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