Legal Opinion
Alston v. Phillips
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 18, 2012No. 10-1639-prUnpublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUMMARY ORDER
UPON DUE CONSIDERATION, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.
Petitioner Ronald Alston appeals the district court’s denial of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Alston is serving a prison term of 35 years to life following convictions by a jury of first- and second-degree robbery in violation of New York Penal Law §§ 160.15(2) and 160.10(1). Although Alston asserted numerous grounds for the writ in the district court, this Court granted a certificate of appealability under 28 U.S.C. § 2253…
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