Bey v. Cribbs, No. 1:2009cv08416 - Document 15 (S.D.N.Y. 2010)

Court Description: OPINION: Since Petitioner has not set forth entitlement to habeas relief under the standards set forth in 28 U.S.C. § 2254, the motion is denied and the petition denied. (Signed by Judge Robert W. Sweet on 4/14/2010) (jpo)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK .................................... MESSIAH ALI BEY, Petitioner, -against- 09 Civ. 8416 OPINION WARDEN BAILEY, Respondent A P P E A R A N C E S : Pro Se MESSIAH ALI BEY 55 West 1 1 6 ~ ~ Street, #310 New York, NY 10026 Attorneys for Respondent ROBERT T. JOHNSON District Attorney Bronx County 198 East 16lSt Street Bronx, NY 10451 By: Nancy D. Killian, Esq. S w e e t , D.J. P e t i t i o n e r M e s s i a h A l i Bey ( t h e " P e t i t i o n e r " o r "Bey") h a s moved u n d e r 28 U.S.C. habeas corpus. S 2254 f o r a w r i t o f Upon t h e f a c t s a n d c o n c l u s i o n s set f o r t h below, t h e m o t i o n i s d e n i e d . The P e t i t i o n e r ' s m o t i o n was marked f u l l y s u b m i t t e d on December 22, 2009. Prior Proceedings Between A p r i l 1 6 , 2003 a n d J u n e 2, 2005, P e t i t i o n e r possessed p r o p e r t y i n t h e form of r e a l e s t a t e l o c a t e d a t 1117 Hoe Avenue i n t h e Bronx, v a l u e d i n e x c e s s of three-thousand d o l l a r s . On J u n e 20, 2005, P e t i t i o n e r a p p e a r e d b e f o r e t h e H o n o r a b l e John Byrne a n d p l e d g u i l t y t o C r i m i n a l P o s s e s s i o n o f S t o l e n P r o p e r t y i n t h e T h i r d Degree ( P e n a l Law S 1 6 5 . 5 0 ) i n e x c h a n g e f o r f i v e y e a r s o f p r o b a t i o n , a one-thousand d o l l a r f i n e , and a q u i t c l a i m deed w a i v i n g P e t i t i o n e r ' s r i g h t s t o p r o p e r t y l o c a t e d a t 1117 Hoe Avenue, Bronx, N e w York ( E x h i b i t 1: ' Citations p . 3).1 to "Exhibit" refer to exhibits to the Memorandum of Law submitted on December 22, 2009 by District Attorney Robert T. Johnson in opposition to Bey's habeas corpus petition.

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