Legal Opinion
Simmons v. Ross
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 19, 1997No. 95 Civil 9983 (JGK)PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
KOELTL, District Judge.
The petitioner, Robert Simmons, who is currently incarcerated at Arthur Kill Correctional Facility, has filed a petition for habeas corpus, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his March 17, 1992 conviction for attempted robbery in the first degree.
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The relevant facts for this petition are as follows. At Simmons’ trial, Luis- Cardona, the alleged victim of the attempted robbery, identified Simmons as the man who on September 13, 1991, approached him and asked him for change of a five dollar bill. (Trial Court Transcript (“Tr.”) at 68-69). Cardona…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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- Estelle v. McGuireSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by12 opinions
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