Legal Opinion
Lucas v. Carter
District Court, N.D. Ohio
Decided March 23, 1999No. 3:98CV7072PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
POTTER, Senior District Judge.
This action is before the Court on William Lucas’ petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, respondent’s answer, and petitioner’s traverse. Petitioner is currently incarcerated at Lima Correctional Institution in Lima, Ohio.
As an initial matter, the Court finds that the petition may be resolved from the record. Therefore, an evidentiary hearing is not required. Townsend v. Sain, 372 U.S. 293, 83 S.Ct. 745, 9 L.Ed.2d 770 (1963), Amos v. Scott, 61 F.3d 333 (5th Cir.1995); Rule 8 of Rules Governing § 2254 Proceedings.…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Lindh v. MurphySupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Ronnie Lee Maupin v. Steve Smith, Superintendent, Kentucky State Reformatory and Steven L. Beshear, Attorney General of KentuckyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Webster v. MooreCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2000
- Holloway v. JonesDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 2001
- Elmore J. Williams v. Burl CainCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
- Rouse v. IowaDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 2000
- Abreu v. HuffmanDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 2000
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