Legal Opinion
Holmes v. Bartlett
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 15, 1993No. 91 Civ. 4644 (DNE)PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION & ORDER
EDELSTEIN, District Judge:
Mr. Winston Holmes has petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus. For the reasons stated below, all claims in the petition are denied except the one based upon an allegedly improper ruling at trial that restricted defense counsel’s ability to cross-examine a witness. The merits of this claim will be reviewed in a subsequent order.
Background
Mr. Holmes was convicted on October 28, 1977, in Supreme Court of the State of New York, Bronx County, of two counts of felony murder and two counts of manslaughter in the first degree. The Court sentenced petitioner to…
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