Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit November 21, 1997, 97-3578 (Elery Thomas v. Superintendent/woodbourne Corr. Facility)

PER CURIAM:

On June 9, 1997, Elery Thomas,

pro se,

filed a petition for habeas corpus in district court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, attacking his 1977 conviction for murder and weapons possession.

See People v. Thomas,

50 N.Y.2d 467, 429 N.Y.S.2d 584, 407 N.E.2d 430(1980). The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Grie-sa, C.J.