Baldwin v. Wolcott

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK JAMES BALDWIN, DECISION AND ORDER Petitioner, V. 6:20-CV-06989 EAW JULIE WOLCOTT,! Respondent. I. INTRODUCTION Pro se petitioner James Baldwin (“Petitioner”), a prisoner in Respondent’s custody,” seeks a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Dkt. 1). Petitioner challenges the constitutionality of the judgment entered against him on August 13, 2010, in New York State Supreme Court, Erie County (Boller, J.). (/d. at 1).> Petitioner was convicted after a jury trial of one count of second-degree arson (New York Penal Law…