Hammonds 611668 v. Burton

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION BILLY HAMMONDS, Case No. 1:20-cv-592 Petitioner, Hon. Ray Kent v. DEWAYNE BURTON, Respondent. / OPINION Billy Hammonds filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. For the reasons discussed below, the petition will be denied. I. Background A. Trial and conviction A jury convicted Hammonds of third-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC-III) (victim at least 13 and under 16 years of age), M.C.L. § 750.520d(1)(a). People v. Hammonds, No. 336958,

2018 WL 6004694

at *1 (Mich. App. Nov. 15, 2018). The…