Legal Opinion
Drake v. Woods
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 10, 2008No. 07 Civ. 7015(DC)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CHIN, District Judge.
Paris Drake petitions this Court for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Following a jury trial in the Supreme Court of New York, New York County, Drake was convicted on December 13, 2000 of Assault in the First Degree, N.Y. Penal Law § 120.10(1) (McKinney 2004), and Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Third Degree, N.Y. Penal Law § 265.02(1) (McKinney 2000). He was sentenced to concurrent terms of imprisonment of 25 years and 3.5 to 7 years.
Drake contests his conviction on the grounds that the trial court violated (1) his due process right to…
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