Legal Opinion
Cunningham v. Conway
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided June 15, 2010No. 6:07-cr-06005PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
DAVID G. LARIMER, District Judge.
Petitioner, James Cunningham (“Cunningham”), was convicted by a jury of Murder in the. Second Degree and Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Third Degree, in New York’s Erie County Court. The charges stem from the fatal stabbing of the victim, Effie Townes. Cunningham was sentenced principally to 25 years to life on the murder conviction.
Cunningham has now filed a habeas corpus petition before this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, claiming several errors relating to the prosecution which he claims violated his constitutional rights. The…
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