Legal Opinion

Hoffler v. Bezio

District Court, N.D. New York

Decided November 17, 2011No. 9:11-CV-0396 (TJM)PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM-DECISION AND ORDER

THOMAS J. McAVOY, Senior District Judge.

I. BACKGROUND

A. State Court Proceedings

On March 19, 2004, a Rensselaer County Grand Jury charged petitioner Michael Hoffler with two counts of Murder in the First Degree, contrary to New York Penal Law (“Penal Law”) §§ 125.27(1)(a)(v)(b) and 125.27(l)(a)(vi)(b) (witness-elimination murder; contract killing); Murder in the Second Degree, in violation of Penal Law § 125.25(1); and Second Degree Conspiracy, contrary to Penal Law § 105.15, arising out of the December 30, 2003 fatal shooting of Christopher Drabik, who at the time…

2Cases cited36 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Burks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. United States v. ScottSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  5. United States v. Martin Linen Supply Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977

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3Cited by37 opinions

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