COLLINS v. SCULLY

No. 83 Civ. 2361 (CES).

582 F.Supp. 1100 (1984)

George D. COLLINS, Petitioner, v. Charles SCULLY, Superintendent, Green Haven Correctional Facility, Respondent.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

March 6, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George D. Collins, pro se.

John Santucci, Dist. Atty., Queens County, N.Y., Kew Gardens, N.Y., for respondent; Michael Connolly, Asst. Dist. Atty., Kew Gardens, N.Y., of counsel.


STEWART, District Judge:

Petitioner George "Danny" Collins seeks a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 on the grounds that the state trial judge's charge to the jury on intent impermissibly shifted the burden of proof to him, and that a detective's testimony at trial contained hearsay which was highly prejudicial. Petitioner claims that the alleged errors were so violative of due process that he was denied a fair trial as guaranteed by the Fourteenth...

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