COLON v. FOGG

No. 1072, Docket 79-2036.

603 F.2d 403 (1979)

Victor COLON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Walter FOGG, Superintendent, Greenhaven Correctional Facility, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided August 1, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David J. Gottlieb, New York City (The Legal Aid Society, Federal Defender Services Unit, New York City), for petitioner-appellant.

Charles A. Bradley, Asst. Atty. Gen., New York City (Robert Abrams, Atty. Gen. of the State of New York, George D. Zuckerman, Asst. Sol. Gen., State of New York, New York City, of counsel), for respondent-appellee.

Before LUMBARD, MANSFIELD and GURFEIN, Circuit Judges.


MANSFIELD, Circuit Judge:

Victor Colon appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York entered on February 23, 1979, after an evidentiary hearing before Gerard L. Goettel, Judge, dismissing Colon's petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Appellant's sole claim on appeal is that he was denied effective assistance of counsel at his state trial because he and his co-defendant were...

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