JUDGMENT & ORDER
WEINSTEIN, Senior District Judge.
A hearing was held in this matter. Petitioner's counsel was present in person and petitioner was present by telephone. The petition for a writ of habeas corpus is granted.
I. Facts and Procedural History
The following recitation of the facts of the case is based primarily upon the opinion of the New York Court of Appeals affirming petitioner's conviction for second degree murder.
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