Lopez v. Capra

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK BALDEMIRO LOPEZ, Petitioner, -against- 18-CV-4392 (ALC) MICHAEL CAPRA, Superintendent, OPINION AND ORDER Respondent. ANDREW L. CARTER, JR., United States District Judge: Petitioner Baldemiro Lopez (“Petitioner” or “Lopez”), proceeding pro se,1 brings this petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2254

(the “Petition”), challenging his 2015 conviction and sentence for burglary in the second degree. Petitioner argues that he was denied his constitutional “right to a defense” and that his conviction lacked sufficient…