Dukes v. Graham

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ROBERT DUKES, Petitioner, v. 16-CV-918-LJV-HKS DECISION & ORDER HAROLD GRAHAM, Respondent. INTRODUCTION On November 16, 2016, the pro se petitioner, Robert Dukes, submitted a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Docket Item 1. In that petition, Dukes alleged that his conviction in Yates County Court was unlawfully obtained because (1) the trial court erred by not assigning replacement counsel; (2) the evidence was legally insufficient to convict him; (3) his trial counsel was ineffective in denying him his right…