Legal Opinion
Gillis v. Edwards
District Court, N.D. New York
Decided August 10, 2006No. 9:02 CV 0913 NPMPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM-DECISION AND ORDER
MCCURN, Senior District Judge.
I. Background
A. State Court Proceedings
According to the testimony adduced at trial, at approximately 8:30 p.m. on July 7, 1995, Juanita Gillis (“J.Gillis”), who at that time was the wife of petitioner, pro se Keith Gillis, noticed smoke coming from what she believed to be the kitchen area in her home on New Scotland Avenue in Albany, New York. See Transcript of Trial of Keith Gillis (6/9/97) (“Trial Tr.”) at 272-73. She called the fire department to extinguish the blaze, Trial Tr. at 273, and after firefighters arrived at the scene…
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