District Court, W.D. New York June 8, 2000, 1:98-cv-00356 (Stone v. Stinson)

DECISION and ORDER

FOSCHIO, United States Magistrate Judge.

JURISDICTION

On September 23, 1998, the parties to this action requesting habeas corpus relief under3 28 U.S.C. § 2254 consented to proceed before the undersigned.

BACKGROUND

Petitioner was charged with a total of nine criminal counts in two separate indictments returned by Erie County Grand Juries. Specifically, Indictment No.