Legal Opinion
Cousart v. Hammock
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided January 4, 1984No. CV 83-1559PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
WEXLER, District Judge.
This is an action for a writ of habeas corpus brought under 28 U.S.C. Section 2254.
I. FACTS
On June 4, 1975, petitioner was convicted, following a jury trial, by the New York Supreme Court, Richmond County, on charges of sale of and possession with intent to sell heroin.
The New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, thereafter appointed a series of counsel to represent petitioner on appeal. The appeal was not perfected until late in 1979. Petitioner alleges that this delay was caused by “his indigency, inefficiency of his assigned counsel, and…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- United States v. MarionSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United States v. LovascoSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Blackledge v. PerrySupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Menna v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Wheeler v. KellyDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1986
- Harris v. KuhlmanDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1985
- Geames v. HendersonDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1989
- Frank Cousart v. Edward R. Hammock, Chairman, New York State Board of ParoleCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
- People v. FinleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
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