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TOSTE v. LOPES

No. 285, Docket 88-2124.

861 F.2d 782 (1988)

William TOSTE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Raymond M. LOPES, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided November 17, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Precht, New York City (The Legal Aid Soc., Federal Defender Services Unit), for petitioner-appellant.

Julia DiCocco Dewey, Asst. State's Atty., Wallingford, Conn. (Appellate Unit, Office of the Chief State's Atty., Div. of Criminal Justice), for respondent-appellee.

Before KAUFMAN, OAKES and NEWMAN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

William Toste appeals from Judge Cabranes's order denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Toste was convicted of murder by a jury in the Superior Court, Judicial District of Fairfield, Connecticut on May 8, 1981. He was sentenced to a term of no less than twenty-five years nor more than life. The Connecticut Supreme Court affirmed on appeal. State v. Toste, 198 Conn. 573, 504 A.2d 1036 (1982)...

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