Legal Opinion
Portalatin v. Graham
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided March 22, 2007No. 06 CV 5002(JG)PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GLEESON, District Judge.
Carlos Portalatin petitions for a writ of habeas corpus, challenging the sentence imposed in state court pursuant to New York’s discretionary persistent felony offender statute, N.Y. Penal Law § 70.10. Because that sentence violated Portalatin’s constitutional right to a jury trial, the petition is granted.
BACKGROUND
A. Portalatin’s Conviction and Sentence Pursuant to New York’s Persistent Felony Offender Statute
The evidence at trial established that on July 12, 2002, Portalatin carjacked Stephen Francis at gunpoint and forced him to drive to an empty street in the…
2Cases cited42 opinions
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- Blakely v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Lewis v. ZonDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2008
- Portalatin v. GrahamCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2010
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- People v. JacksonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
- Barney v. ConwayDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 2010
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