Harris v. Superintendent, Attica Correctional Facility

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ERIC HARRIS, Petitioner, v. 17-CV-653-LJV DECISION & ORDER SUPERINTENDENT, Attica Correctional Facility, Respondent. On July 14, 2017, the petitioner, Eric Harris, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Docket Item 1. Harris was convicted in Seneca County Court of assault, arson, and reckless endangerment.

Id. at 2; Docket Item 12-2 at 178, 967. His petition asserts violations of his Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel and his Fifth Amendment right to be protected from compelled…