Rowe v. Miller

MEMORANDUM OPINION

KAPLAN, District Judge.

Petitioner pleaded guilty in New York Supreme Court, New York County, to murder and criminal possession of a weapon, both in the second degree. Prior to sentencing, he moved to to withdraw the plea, claiming that he had been misinformed as to the amount of time he actually would have to serve and his ability to renege his plea and that he was innocent. He then was sentenced principally to a term of imprisonment of twenty years to life. Petitioner now seeks a writ of habeas corpus on the grounds that his rights to the effective assistance of counsel and…