Legal Opinion
Peter Paul Ventura, Jr. v. Larry Meachum, Commissioner, Connecticut Department of Correction
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 26, 1992No. 279 Docket 91-2284PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALKER, Circuit Judge:
Respondent Larry Meachum, Commissioner, Connecticut Department of Correction, appeals from a ruling of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (T.F. Gilroy Daly, Judge) granting petitioner Peter Paul Ventura’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The issue on appeal is whether the district court erred in failing to defer to certain state court findings of fact. 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d). We hold that the district court did so err and, accordingly, reverse the district court’s ruling and remand with instruction to dismiss the habeas petition.
BACKGROUND
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