Carney v. Coveny

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ___________________________________________ JOHN CARNEY, DECISION AND ORDER Petitioner, 18-CV-6644L v. RAYMOND COVENY, Respondent. ___________________________________________ INTRODUCTION Petitioner John Carney has filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his conviction in Erie County Court of one count of manslaughter in the first degree,

N.Y. Penal L. § 125.20. Petitioner had been charged in an indictment with second degree murder, first degree assault, and criminal possession of a…