Legal Opinion

Gil v. Mazzuca

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided March 28, 2000No. 99 Civ. 11534 NRBPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER

BUCHWALD, District Judge.

Petitioner, Pedro Jose Gil (“Gil”) brings this habeas petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 seeking to overturn his 1995 conviction in New York County Supreme Court for one count of manslaughter in the second degree, N.Y. Penal Law § 125.10. He was sentenced to and is serving a term of five to fifteen years. This Court, having reviewed the record and having heard oral argument on March 10, 2000, can find no constitutional error in petitioner’s trial. Accordingly, the writ of habeas corpus is denied.

BACKGROUND

Petitioner admits to the basic facts that…

2Cases cited15 opinions

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  3. Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Taylor v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
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