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ALLAH v. HENDERSON

No. 81 Civ. 3018 (MEL).

526 F.Supp. 282 (1981)

Barshai ALLAH a/k/a Allah Barshai, Petitioner, v. Robert J. HENDERSON, Superintendent of Auburn Correctional Facility, Respondent.

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

November 23, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William E. Hellerstein, The Legal Aid Society, New York City, for petitioner; Henry Winestine, New York City, of counsel.

Robert Abrams, Atty. Gen. of N. Y., New York City, for respondent; Gerald J. Ryan, Asst. Atty. Gen., New York City, George C. Perry, Jr., Deputy Asst. Atty. Gen., of counsel.

LASKER, District Judge.

Petitioner, Barshai Allah ("Allah") seeks a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 on the ground that his conviction was obtained in violation of his Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel. Allah was convicted of robbery, assault, and criminal possession of a weapon on September 7, 1977, following a trial by jury in the Supreme Court of New York County. The conviction was affirmed by the Appellate Division...

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