Legal Opinion
Kelly v. Meachum
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided December 24, 1996No. 5:92cv348 (JBA)PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ruling on Petitioner’s Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus
ARTERTON, District Judge.
I. Introduction
On June 15, 1992, petitioner James J. Kelly filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, alleging three errors in his state court conviction of November 22, 1985, for kidnapping in the second degree, larceny in the second degree, and sexual assault in the fourth degree. Petitioner asserts the following constitutional errors: (1) the trial court closed the courtroom during testimony of the complaining witness; (2) the trial court excluded certain evidence pertaining…
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