Keeton v. Crabtree

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA NORTHEASTERN DIVISION ERIC KEETON, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) Case No. 5:23-cv-01512-ACA-NAD ) WARDEN CHADWICK ) CRABTREE, et al., ) ) Respondents. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION The magistrate judge entered a report recommending that the court deny Eric Keeton’s

28 U.S.C. § 2254

petition for writ of habeas corpus and that the court deny him a certificate of appealability. (Doc. 12). Mr. Keeton challenged his conviction for two counts of first degree sodomy and his resulting 40 year sentence. (Doc. 1). The magistrate judge concluded that one of Mr.…