Alicea v. Kuhlman

OPINION

MILTON POLLACK, District Judge.

Edward Alicea petitions this Court for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 on the ground that his conviction on his voluntary plea of guilty to manslaughter violated the double jeopardy clause of the United States Constitution. For the reasons shown hereafter, the petition will, in all respects, be denied.

Prior Proceedings

On June 29, 1973, defendant was tried before the Court and a jury in Bronx Supreme Court. The trial lasted nearly four weeks and was marred by many heated exchanges between the prosecutor, the defense attorneys, and the…