Legal Opinion
Ortiz v. Artuz
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided September 8, 2000No. 97 CV 2261(NG)PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
GERSHON, District Judge.
Petitioner Byron Ortiz seeks a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner, along with his code-fendant Danny Torres, was convicted on February 24, 1993 after a jury trial of Murder in the Second Degree (depraved indifference) (N.Y.Penal Law § 125.25[2]) and Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree (N.Y.Penal Law § 265.03). Both he and Torres were acquitted of intentional murder. The victim was Danny Rojas, who was shot in the head from a passing car while standing on a sidewalk with a group of people. Petitioner was sentenced to…
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