THOMAS v. SUPERINTENDENT/WOODBOURNE CORR. FACILITY

No. 97-3578.

136 F.3d 227 (1997)

Elery THOMAS, Petitioner, v. SUPERINTENDENT/WOODBOURNE CORR. FACILITY, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided November 21, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elery Thomas, Woodbourne, NY, pro se Petitioner.

Dennis G. Vacco, Department of Law, New York City, for Respondent.

Before: JACOBS, LEVAL and CALABRESI, C.J.


PER CURIAM:

On June 9, 1997, Elery Thomas, pro se, filed a petition for habeas corpus in district court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, attacking his 1977 conviction for murder and weapons possession. See People v. Thomas, 50 N.Y.2d 467, 429 N.Y.S.2d 584, 407 N.E.2d 430(1980). The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Griesa, C.J.) found that Thomas had filed a prior section 2254 petition...

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