Legal Opinion
Ramchair v. Conway
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided April 4, 2008No. 04 CV 4241(JG)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
JOHN GLEESON, District Judge.
Racky Ramchair seeks habeas relief from his robbery convictions in state court. His petition has so far produced a decision of this Court, Ramchair v. Conway (Ramchair I), 2005 WL 2786975 (E.D.N.Y. Oct. 25, 2005), and, indirectly, a decision of the New York Court of Appeals, People v. Ramchair (Ramchair II), 8 N.Y.3d 313, 832 N.Y.S.2d 889, 864 N.E.2d 1288 (2007). Familiarity with those decisions is assumed. For the reasons set forth below, the petition is granted.
A. Ramchair’s Unfair Trial
There is no need to reiterate here all of the facts, as…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- People v. BaldiNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- Wiggins v. Smith, WardenSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Lockyer v. AndradeSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Ramchair v. ConwayCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2010
- Ramchair v. ConwayDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2009
- Ramchair v. ConwayCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2009
- RAMCHAIR v. ConwayDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2010
- Ramchair v. ConwayCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2009