Sistrunk v. Towns

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK eee ee ee ee i X ERIC SISTRUNK, : Petitioner : ORDER AND OPINION : DENYING PETITION - against - : FOR A WRIT OF : HABEAS CORPUS DARRYL C. TOWNS, Chairperson, : New York State Board of Parole, : 24 Civ. 4054 (AKH) Respondent. : we ee ee eX ALVIN K. HELLERSTEIN, U.S.D.J.: Petitioner Eric Sistrunk petitions for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C, § 2254, contending that the state trial court violated his federal Constitutional rights by allowing him to opt for a bench trial, and to waive his right to a jury trial, despite his…