Legal Opinion
Bethune v. Superintendent, Bare Hill Correctional Facility
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided January 20, 2004No. 6:01-cv-06083Published
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
LARIMER, District Judge.
INTRODUCTION
Petitioner Dwayne L. Bethune (“Bethune”), filed this petition pro se for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging his conviction in Ontario County Court, New York. For the reasons set forth below, Bethune’s § 2254 petition is dismissed.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
During the week of April 15, 1995, Bethune stole a Chevrolet Cavalier from an Albany rental car company and drove to the town of Geneva in Ontario County to visit his girlfriend. Bethune abandoned the Cavalier and stole another car, a Chevrolet…
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