Vega v. Fischer

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

HOLWELL, District Judge.

Petitioner Israel Vega brings this habe-as petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging his state court conviction for one count of robbery in the first degree, a crime for which he was sentenced to seventeen years. In the petition, petitioner argues that (1) the trial court erred in excluding testimony regarding petitioner’s accent, thereby depriving petitioner of the right to present a defense; (2) prosecutorial misconduct during summation deprived petitioner of a fair trial and his right to due process; and (3) he was denied the…