BROWN v. HARRIS

No. 221, Docket 81-2139.

666 F.2d 782 (1981)

James W. BROWN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. David R. HARRIS, Superintendent, Greenhaven Correctional Facility, and Robert Abrams, Attorney General of the State of New York, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided December 7, 1981.

Certiorari Denied April 26, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven Lloyd Barrett, The Legal Aid Society, Federal Defender Services Unit, New York City, for plaintiff-appellant.

Robert K. Mekeel, Asst. Dist. Atty. of Westchester County, White Plains, N. Y. (Carl A. Vergari, Dist. Atty. of Westchester County, John R. Dinin, Anthony J. Servino, Asst. Dist. Attys., White Plains, N. Y., of counsel), for defendants-appellees.

Before FEINBERG, Chief Judge, and TIMBERS and MESKILL, Circuit Judges.


Certiorari Denied April 26, 1982. See 102 S.Ct. 2017.

FEINBERG, Chief Judge:

James W. Brown, a state prisoner, appeals from a decision of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Pierre N. Leval, J., denying appellant's petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Appellant had been convicted in 1975 of kidnapping in the first degree and related crimes. He is now serving a sentence of 25 years to life on the former charge and lesser...

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