WISE v. JOHNSON

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY JEROD K. WISE, Civ. Action No. 18-16130 (JXN) Petitioner, v. OPINION STEVEN JOHNSON, et al., Respondents. NEALS, District Judge Petitioner Jerod K. Wise (“Petitioner”), an individual currently confined at East Jersey State Prison in Rahway, New Jersey, filed the instant petition for a writ of habeas corpus (“Petition”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (ECF No. 1, (“Petition” or “Pet.”)). For the reasons expressed below, the Court denies the Petition and also denies a certificate of appealability. I. BACKGROUND1 Petitioner was convicted in state…