Dark v. Crowley

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK _________________________________________ DAVAN DARK, Petitioner, DECISION AND ORDER -vs- 6:16-CV-6432 CJS K. CROWLEY, Respondent. _________________________________________ INTRODUCTION Petitioner Davan Dark (“Dark” or “Petitioner”) brings this pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner, who was convicted of illegally selling and possessing narcotics under New York State law, contends that his federal constitutional rights were violated in several ways. For the reasons explained below, the…