Legal Opinion
Stepney v. Lopes
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided August 28, 1984No. Civ. No. H-84-306 (PCD)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
DORSEY, District Judge.
Petitioner seeks a writ of habeas corpus, 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Jurisdiction is founded on 28 U.S.C. § 2241. Petitioner was charged with murder, Conn.Gen.Stat. § 53a-54a, and was convicted after a jury trial. The factual detail is found in the decision on his appeal which was denied by the Connecticut Supreme Court. State v. Stepney, 191 Conn. 233, 464 A.2d 758 (1983) , cert. denied, — U.S. —, 104 S.Ct. 1455, 79 L.Ed.2d 772, reh’g denied, — U.S. —, 104 S.Ct. 2163, 80 L.Ed.2d 547 (1984) . He is serving twenty-two years to life, this court having denied…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Doyle v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by4 opinions
- State v. ReadWashington Supreme Court · 2002
- William H. Stepney, Jr. v. Raymond Lopes and Joseph I. LiebermanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
- State v. CarlinCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1985
- State v. ReadWashington Supreme Court · 2002