Legal Opinion
Cato v. Superintendent of the Groveland Correctional Facility
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided November 30, 2006No. 04-CV-0985(VEB)PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
BIANCHINI, United States Magistrate Judge.
INTRODUCTION
Petitioner, Jason Cato (“Cato”),' filed this pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He is challenging two convictions involving drug crimes in Ontario County Court, one following a jury trial on August 31, 2001, and one entered pursuant to a guilty plea on October 9, 2001. The parties have consented to disposition of this matter by the undersigned pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c).
FACTUAL BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
The convictions here at issue stem from Cato’s alleged involvement in…
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