The New York Court of Appeals denied leave to appeal without comment on April 16, 2019. People v. Mejia, 33 N.Y.3d 978, 101 N.Y.S.3d 228, 124 N.E.3d 717 (2019). Mejia timely filed this action on May 7, 2020, petitioning for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 on the ground that he was convicted in violation of his federal constitutional rights.