Virginia Carole Maddox v. Elaine Lord, Superintendent Bedford Hills Correctional Facility

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• defendant claimed that she shot and killed her estranged husband after his ‘‘cruelty had pushed her to the perilous edge of sanity’’
• defendant claimed that she shot and killed her estranged husband after his ‘‘cruelty had pushed her to the perilous edge of sanity’’
• court may deny habeas petition when asserted claims are merely vague or conclusory

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