Bester v. Conway

DECISION AND ORDER

VICTOR E. BIANCHINI, United States Magistrate Judge.

I. Introduction

Pro se habeas petitioner Anthony Bester (“Bester” or “Petitioner”) seeks release from state custody pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Bester was convicted following a jury trial of murder in the second degree, and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree. He is currently serving an aggregate sentence of twenty-five years to life in prison.

II. Factual Background and Procedural History

A. The Trial

The incident giving rise to Bester’s conviction was the murder of his father, Jesse Bester…