Legal Opinion
William J. Nelson v. Charles Scully, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 28, 1982No. 254, Docket 81-2208PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRIENDLY, Circuit Judge:
The State of New York appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Thomas A. Griesa, Judge, granting a petition for a writ of habeas corpus by William John Nelson. Nelson was convicted of murder in the second degree, N.Y. Penal Law § 125.25, in the New York. State Supreme Court on November 3,1976, before Justice Burton Roberts and a jury. He was sentenced to an indeterminate prison term of fifteen years to life.1 For reasons not appearing in the record, Nelson’s appeal to the Appellate Division, First Department,…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Sandstrom v. MontanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Cupp v. NaughtenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- County Court of Ulster Cty. v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Boyd v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Vito Matarese v. Eugene Lefevre, Superintendent, Clinton Correctional Facility, and Robert Abrams, Attorney General, State of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
- Melvin Chad Mahorney v. Ted WallmanCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1990
- Lonnie S. Sales v. David R. Harris, Superintendent, Green Haven Correctional FacilityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
- Al Mancuso v. David R. Harris, Superintendent of Greenhaven Correctional Facility and Robert Abrams, New York State Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
- Gerald Jerome Rock v. Phillip Coombe, Jr., SuperintendentCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
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