Stokes v. Miller.

• Position: Habeas corpus petition - Brief Article

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Stokes v. Miller, 216 F. Supp.2d 169 (S.D.N.Y. 2000). An offender convicted of second degree felony murder petitioned for habeas corpus relief. The district court denied the petition, finding that the alleged "nightmare" experience of the offender when he used a prison law library did not warrant equitable tolling of...