Legal Opinion
Caruso v. Zelinsky
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided July 20, 1981No. Civ. A. 79-3215PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
STERN, District Judge.
In this petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 for a Writ of Habeas Corpus, petitioner Dominick Caruso contends that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel at four critical stages of the proceedings which culminated in his present incarceration.
I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
In the early morning of June 4,1972, two white men drove through the City of Elizabeth, New Jersey, randomly threatening and shooting at black men who happened to be walking on the street. One person was killed and at least four others were wounded. Petitioner was charged by a Union…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Francis v. HendersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Corbitt v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Gratton Earl Moore v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by7 opinions
- United States ex rel. Caruso v. ZelinskyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
- Commonwealth v. KorbSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
- People v. AlexanderNew York Supreme Court · 1987
- Cole v. Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Health & Welfare FundDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2001
- Abella v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983
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