Houston v. State of New York

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK CORDARISE HOUSTON, Petitioner, Case No. 18-CV-723-FPG v. DECISION AND ORDER STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent. INTRODUCTION Petitioner Cordarise Houston, who is represented by counsel, has filed an application for habeas corpus relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his state court convictions. See ECF No. 1. The Court has received a copy of the State Court Record (ECF No. 9-2, hereinafter “SCR”) and Respondent has filed an opposition memorandum. ECF No. 8. Houston has filed his reply. ECF No. 21. For the reasons that follow,…