Legal Opinion
Sowell v. Stinson
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided October 1, 1998No. 1:97-cv-06851PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
ROSS, District Judge.
Petitioner Victor Sowell has petitioned this court for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Respondent has moved to dismiss the petition as time barred by the statute of limitations imposed by the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d)(1). For the reasons discussed below, the motion is denied. Respondent is directed to respond to the merits of the petition on or before October 31, 1998.
I. Background
Petitioner was convicted by jury in the New York State Supreme Court, Kings County of Murder in the Second…
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- People v. BachertNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
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