Malone v. Lazaroff

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO WESTERN DIVISION Jamal Malone, Case No. 1:16-cv-1993 Petitioner, v. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Alan Lazaroff, Warden, Respondent. I. INTRODUCTION Petitioner Jamal Malone seeks a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his convictions in the Cuyahoga County, Ohio Court of Common Pleas for aggravated murder, murder, felonious assault, prohibited discharge of a firearm, and illegal possession of a weapon. (Doc. No. 1). Magistrate Judge David A. Ruiz reviewed the petition as well as the related briefing pursuant to…