Legal Opinion
Bienbenito Fernandez v. Arthur A. Leonardo
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 30, 1991No. 620, Docket 90-2326PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALTIMARI, Circuit Judge:
Respondent-appellant Arthur Leonardo appeals from a judgment, entered in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (I. Leo Glasser, Judge), granting petitioner-appellee Bien-benito Fernandez’ petition for a writ of habeas corpus. See 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (1988). Fernandez was convicted in Queens County Court of murder in the second degree, attempted robbery in the first degree and criminal use of a firearm in the second degree. After exhausting available state remedies, Fernandez sought federal habeas relief. In his petition, Fernandez claimed…
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