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JONES v. VACCO

No. 1331, Docket No. 96-2839.

126 F.3d 408 (1997)

Charles JONES, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Dennis VACCO, Attorney General of the State of New York, Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided October 2, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney, New York City (Mark Dwyer, Gina Mignola, Assistant District Attorneys, New York City, on the brief), for Respondent-Appellant.

Barry C. Scheck, Cardozo Law School, New York City (Jonathan H. Oberman, Jane Siegel, Cardozo Law School, New York City, on the brief), for Petitioner-Appellee.

Before: WINTER and ALTIMARI, Circuit Judges, and KEENAN, District Judge.

ALTIMARI, Circuit Judge:

The quest for justice through a fair trial frequently leads us through a complicated, confusing and often contradictory snarl of allegations. To untangle and decipher these charges, we begin with the foundational basis of the record. The importance of the record is exquisitely demonstrated by the extraordinary set of circumstances leading to this appeal.

Respondent-appellant Dennis Vacco, Attorney General of the State of New York ...

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