Brinson v. Walker, No. 06-0618-pr (2nd Cir.) (547 F.3d 387) (November 13, 2008) (Judge Pierre N. Leval)
Loaded on Dec. 1, 2008
published in Punch and Jurists
December 29, 2008
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In a conviction for robbery and unlawful possession of a weapon, grant of writ of habeas corpus is affirmed where: 1) Appellate Division's ruling that there was no right of defendant to cross-examine on racial bias because it represented "general ill will" rather than "specific hostility towards defendant" constituted …
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