United States Second Circuit

State court jury instructions, on the reasonable doubt standard and the presumption of innocence, were not so erroneous as to deprive appellant of his constitutional rights to due process and to a fair jury trial, and do not call for habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. section 2254.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/15/2002
• Published 10/15/2002

Judges

• WINTER, Circuit Judge., Before WALKER, Chief Judge, WINTER, and F.I. PARKER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Gary D. Weinberger, Assistant Federal Public Defender (Thomas G. Dennis, Federal Public Defender, of counsel), Hartford, Connecticut, for Petitioner-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• James A. Killen, Supervisory Assistant State's Attorney, Office of the Chief State's Attorney, Civil Litigation Bureau, Rocky Hill, Connecticut, for Respondent-Appellee.