District Court, S.D. New York December 6, 2002, 01 Civ. 1368(RMB)(DF) (Baker v. Bennett)

ORDER

BERMAN, District Judge.

I. Introduction

On or about February 23, 2001, Calvin Baker (“Baker” or “Petitioner”) filed a

pro se

petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (“Petition”), challenging his December 13, 1996 conviction in Supreme Court, New York County, for robbery, burglary, and sodomy in the first degree. N.Y. Penal Law §§ 160.15[3], 140.3[3], 130.50[1].