Legal Opinion
Lake v. Portuondo
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 25, 2001No. Docket No. 00-2150PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUMMARY ORDER
UPON DUE CONSIDERATION, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that the judgment of the district court be AFFIRMED.
Donatien Lake appeals from the judgment of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York (Kahn, J.) denying his motion for habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Lake challenges his state conviction for second degree murder on the ground that his counsel was constitutionally ineffective.
Lake and his co-defendant Michael Counts attacked a man in the street. Counts stabbed the victim to death. Lake was charged as an accessory and was…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- United States v. CronicSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Paul Clark v. James Stinson, SuperintendentCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000
- Kevin Smalls v. Wilfredo Batista, Superintendent, Marcy Correctional FacilityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
- United States v. Valerie HelgesenCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Parker v. CainDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 2006
- Lake v. Portuondo, Superintendent, Shawangunk Correctional FacilitySupreme Court of the United States · 2002