Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit August 31, 2007, Docket 05-5235-pr (Bell v. Miller)

DENNIS JACOBS, Chief Judge:

Petitioner-appellant Derrick Bell, who was convicted of robbery and assault in New York State Supreme Court, Kings County, is seeking a writ of habeas corpus on the ground that his lawyer was constitutionally deficient for having failed to consult a medical expert regarding the reliability of the complaining witness’s identification — the only evidence tying Bell to