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Dumas v. Kelly

District Court, E.D. New York

Decided June 6, 2000No. 97-CV-2210(JG)PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

GLEESON, District Judge.

Roy Dumas has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, see 28 U.S.C. § 2254, contending that his counsel was constitutionally ineffective for failing to file a notice of appeal. Finding that Dumas has failed to exhaust this claim in state court, I dismiss the petition.

BACKGROUND

In April 1983, Roy Dumas was convicted after a jury trial of one count of murder in the second degree and one count of arson in the second degree. On May 27, 1983, he was sentenced to concurrent terms of 20 years to life on the murder count and 12 and one-half to 25…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  3. Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Rose v. LundySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  5. Houston v. LackSupreme Court of the United States · 1988

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Dumas v. KellyDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2001
  2. Turner v. MillerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2005

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