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Saxon v. Ercole

United States District Court, S.D. New York
Aug 12, 2008
06 Civ. 7728 (SHS) (MHD) (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 12, 2008)

Summary

noting that, for purposes of habeas review, a state trial court's assessment of witness credibility at an evidentiary hearing is presumed correct

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Opinion

06 Civ. 7728 (SHS) (MHD).

August 12, 2008


ORDER


In a Report and Recommendation dated April 7, 2008, Magistrate Judge Michael H. Dolinger recommended that this petition for a writ of habeas corpus be denied. After a de novo review of Magistrate Judge Dolinger's Report and Recommendation dated April 7, 2008, petitioner's Objections to the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation dated May 5, 2008, and respondent's Affidavit in Opposition to Petition for Habeas Corpus dated May 5, 2008,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Magistrate Judge Dolinger's "Report and Recommendation" is adopted;
2. The petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 is dismissed;
3. As petitioner has made a substantial showing that reasonable jurists could find it debatable whether he was deprived of his constitutional rights pursuant to Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83, 83 S. Ct. 1194, 10 L. Ed. 2d 215 (1963), a certificate of appealability shall issue with respect to the alleged Brady violation. Fed.R.App.P. 22(b)(1); 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c); Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 484, 120 S. Ct. 1595, 146 L. Ed. 2d 542 (2000); and
3. As petitioner has not made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right with respect to the sufficiency of the evidence in support of his conviction for depraved indifference murder pursuant to New York law, a certificate of appealability shall not issue with regard to that claim. 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2); Middleton v. Attorneys Gen. of New York and Pennsylvania, 396 F.3d 207 (2d Cir. 2005) (per curiam).
SO ORDERED:


Summaries of

Saxon v. Ercole

United States District Court, S.D. New York
Aug 12, 2008
06 Civ. 7728 (SHS) (MHD) (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 12, 2008)

noting that, for purposes of habeas review, a state trial court's assessment of witness credibility at an evidentiary hearing is presumed correct

Summary of this case from McCall v. Rivera

noting that, for purposes of habeas review, a state trial court's assessment of witness credibility at an evidentiary hearing is presumed correct

Summary of this case from McCall v. Rivera

noting that Mr. Saxon was in fact incarcerated on the date of Jaime David's murder, and that Mr. Rodriguez in fact testified before the grand jury that Mr. Saxon was personally present at Jaime David's murder

Summary of this case from Ocasio v. United States
Case details for

Saxon v. Ercole

Case Details

Full title:DONALD SAXON, Petitioner, v. ROBERT ERCOLE, Superintendent, Green Haven…

Court:United States District Court, S.D. New York

Date published: Aug 12, 2008

Citations

06 Civ. 7728 (SHS) (MHD) (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 12, 2008)

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