GERARD E. LYNCH, Circuit Judge:
A New York jury convicted petitioner-appellant Ellis Wood ("Wood") of Murder in the First Degree for hiring Rasheen Harry ("Harry") to kill Carlisle Hall ("Hall"). A videotaped statement Wood made while in police custody played a central role at trial. On appeal to the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Wood argued that he had made the statement after invoking his right to counsel and, therefore, that its admission at trial...
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