United States Second Circuit

Grant of habeas petition despite potentially exculpatory witness's recantation is reversed as petitioner failed to establish that the state court's resolution of his claim of ineffective assistance of counsel was unreasonable.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/20/2007
• Published 06/20/2007

Judges

• Before:  MESKILL, SACK, and B.D. PARKER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Monica R. Jacobson, P.C., New York, NY, for Petitioner-Appellee., Michael E. Bongiorno, District Attorney, Rockland County (Ann C. Sullivan, Special Assistant, District Attorney, of counsel) New City, NY, for Respondent-Appellant.