Legal Opinion
Shaut v. Bennet
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided August 29, 2003No. 6:01-cv-06315PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
LARIMER, District Judge.
INTRODUCTION
Petitioner Brian S. Shaut (“Shaut”) filed this petition pro se for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging his conviction in Steuben County Court of first degree manslaughter and third degree criminal possession of a weapon. For the reasons set forth below, Shaut’s § 2254 petition is dismissed.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
Shaut fatally stabbed Irving Farrow (“Farrow”) on August 12, 1996, during a struggle which occurred at the trailer of Stacey Overhiser (“Overhiser”), Shaut’s estranged girlfriend. The People claimed that it…
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