Legal Opinion

King v. Bennett

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided November 8, 2007PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSpain, J.

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Rumsey, J.), entered July 17, 2006 in Chemung County, which dismissed petitioner’s application for a writ of habeas corpus, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 70, without a hearing.

In 1986, petitioner was convicted, following a jury trial, of two counts of murder in the second degree and sentenced to a prison term of 25 years to life. His direct appeal was dismissed as untimely; between that time and the commencement of the present habeas corpus petition, he has commenced seven unsuccessful postconviction proceedings—including three motions…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. People ex rel. Douglas v. VincentNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
  2. People ex rel. Kaplan v. Commissioner of CorrectionNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  3. People ex rel. Wright v. MillerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  4. People ex rel. Carter v. MillerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  5. People ex rel. Brown v. KeaneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. People ex rel. Malik v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  2. People ex rel. Cropper v. TaylorAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  3. People ex rel. Spaulding v. NapoliAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  4. People ex rel. Velez v. ArtusAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  5. People ex rel. Johnson v. BurgeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008

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