Bower v. Walsh

MEMORANDUM & ORDER

TOWNES, District Judge:

INTRODUCTION

Petitioner Ronald Bower (“Bower”), who is represented by counsel in these proceedings, was convicted in state court for committing two sexual assaults, one in Nassau County and another in Queens County. He seeks a writ of habeas corpus for his Queens convictions (06-CV4851) and his Nassau convictions (06-CV-5515) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. His principal argument is that the prosecution violated Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83, 83 S.Ct. 1194, 10 L.Ed.2d 215 (1963) by failing to inform the defense that another individual, a police officer…