Legal Opinion
Akbar Johns v. M. Knopp
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided March 2, 2026No. 1:24-cv-05482Unknown
1Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK AKBAR JOHNS, Petitioner, MEMORANDUM & ORDER – against – 24-cv-05482 (NCM) M. KNOPP, Respondent. NATASHA C. MERLE, United States District Judge: Akbar Johns, who is currently incarcerated at Sing Sing Correctional Facility, petitions this Court for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Johns was convicted after a jury trial of one count of second-degree murder and one count of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree. Appearing pro se, Johns brings this Petition1 for habeas relief alleging, among other…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Coppedge v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Harrington v. RichterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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