Legal Opinion
Bell v. Miller
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 31, 2007No. Docket 05-5235-prPublishedCited by 94 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DENNIS JACOBS, Chief Judge:
Petitioner-appellant Derrick Bell, who was convicted of robbery and assault in New York State Supreme Court, Kings County, is seeking a writ of habeas corpus on the ground that his lawyer was constitutionally deficient for having failed to consult a medical expert regarding the reliability of the complaining witness’s identification — the only evidence tying Bell to the crime. The witness was shot in the thigh, lost half his blood, was heavily medicated, lapsed into a coma for eleven days, and identified Bell by name after recovering consciousness — notwithstanding…
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