PELLINGTON v. Greiner

DECISION AND ORDER

MARRERO, District Judge.

Petitioner Howard Pellington (“Pelling-ton”) filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus from this Court to overturn his conviction for murder in the second degree in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Bronx County. In a Decision and Order dated March 10, 2004 the Court denied Pellington’s petition. 1 Pellington now seeks a certificate of appealability. This Court may issue a certificate of appealability if the petitioner demonstrates “a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right.” 28 U.S.C. § 2253. “A petitioner satisfies…