Legal Opinion
Harrison v. Ricks
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided July 21, 2004No. CV 01 0534PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
DEARIE, District Judge.
Petitioner Rashon Harrison seeks a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. For the reasons set forth below, petitioner’s application is denied, and the petition is dismissed.
Background
I. Procedural History
Following a jury trial, on April 3, 1997, petitioner was convicted of Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree in violation of N.Y. Penal Law § 220.39 and sentenced to an indeterminate prison term of eight to sixteen years. During the course of jury selection, petitioner’s trial counsel raised and twice renewed a claim…
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3Cited by3 opinions
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