SOLOMON v. HARRIS

No. 1819, Docket 81-2180.

749 F.2d 1 (1984)

Nathan SOLOMON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. David HARRIS, Warden of Green Haven Correctional Facility, and Robert Abrams, Attorney General of the State of New York, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided November 6, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel B. Rubock, New York City (White & Case, Phylis Skloot Bamberger, Legal Aid Soc. of N.Y., New York City, of counsel), for petitioner-appellant.

Robin Dolsky, Asst. Dist. Atty., New York City (Mario Merola, Dist. Atty., Peter D. Coddington, Asst. Dist. Atty., New York City, of counsel), for respondents-appellees.

Before OAKES, CARDAMONE and WINTER, Circuit Judges.


WINTER, Circuit Judge.

Nathan Solomon appeals from an order of Judge Brieant denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus based on a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel. We affirmed, Solomon v. Harris, 742 F.2d 1438 (2d Cir.1983), applying the "farce and mockery" standard of United States v. Wight, 176 F.2d 376, 379 (2d Cir.1949), cert. denied, 338 U.S. 950, 70 S.Ct. 478, 94 L.Ed. 586 (1950). On May...

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