Legal Opinion
Torres v. Donnelly
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 30, 2009No. Docket 06-4860-prPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HALL, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner-Appellant Jesus Torres appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York (Bianchini, Mag. J.) denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Torres v. Donnelly, 454 F.Supp.2d 75 (W.D.N.Y.2006). Following a 2001 jury trial in the Supreme Court of New York, Erie County, Torres was convicted of two counts of robbery in the first degree in violation of N.Y. Penal Law § 160.15(4). On direct appeal, Torres raised, inter alia, an ineffective assistance of counsel claim. The Appellate…
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- Bell v. MillerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2007
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