Legal Opinion
Ferrara v. Keane
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 16, 1992No. 91 Civ. 5871 (CHT)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TENNEY, District Judge:
Robert Ferrara (“Ferrara”) brings this habeas corpus petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (1988). Ferrara was convicted in 1982 of murder in the second degree, N.Y. Penal Law § 125.25 (McKinney 1974), by a jury in the New York State Supreme Court, New York County. He was sentenced to a term of imprisonment Of twenty-five years to life (Rothwax, J.). Fer-rara’s petition alleges that the conviction was obtained in violation of his Sixth and Fourteenth Amendment rights to the effective assistance of counsel. For the reasons set out below, the petition is denied.
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2Cases cited11 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Massiah v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- United States v. Francis Ditommaso A/K/A "Checco", Rudolfo Risatti, A/K/A "Rudy", Sheila Silvetti, Victoriano Molina-ChaconCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
- Paul Peter Solina, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Leslie v. ArtuzDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1999
- Hurel Guerrero v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1998
- Ferrara v. KeaneCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
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