Legal Opinion
Rosario v. Ercole
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 12, 2010No. 18-2755PublishedCited by 101 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WESLEY, Circuit Judge:
This case requires us to examine New York law and analyze one sentence in a New York Court of Appeals opinion that has troubled our circuit since its publication.
Background
On June 19, 1996, George Collazo was shot and killed in the Bronx while walking with his friend Michael Sanchez. The daytime shooting followed an argument sparked by Collazo’s racial epithet to two men as he and Sanchez passed them. Sanchez later identified appellant Richard Rosario as Collazo’s assailant. Robert Davis, a porter working at a nearby building, witnessed the murder and also identified…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- People v. BaldiNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- Lockyer v. AndradeSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
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