Legal Opinion
Hughes v. Irvin
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided June 25, 1997No. CV 97 0365 (RJD)PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
DEARIE, District Judge.
Pro se petitioner Howard Hughes filed this habeas petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his 1980 judgment of conviction for second degree murder, first degree manslaughter, and second degree criminal possession of a weapon. Respondent moves to dismiss the petition as untimely and as barred by laches. The Court denies respondent’s motion.
Procedural History
On the night of December 22, 1977, petitioner Hughes and another man shot a candy store owner in the course of a robbery attempt. The prosecution case consisted of the testimony of several…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Houston v. LackSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- People v. RosarioNew York Court of Appeals · 1961
- Edwardo Reyes v. John P. Keane, Superintendent, Sing Sing Correctional FacilityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
- Walters v. ScottCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
- Larry Hill v. Leland Q. Linahan, Jr., Superintendent, Jack T. Rutledge Correctional Institution, Columbus, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by48 opinions
- Steven R. Lovasz v. Scig Supt. Donald T. VaughnCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
- Tony Bruce Bennett v. Christopher Artuz, SuperintendentCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
- Feliz Talaz Villegas v. Gary L. Johnson, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
- Roy L. Austin v. Betty Mitchell, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
- Habteselassie v. NovakCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2000
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