Legal Opinion
Fannings v. Hood
District Court, N.D. Mississippi
Decided February 10, 2022No. 4:18-cv-00193Unknown
1Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI GREENVILLE DIVISION JAMES A. FANNINGS JR. PETITIONER V. NO. 4:18-CV-193-DMB-JMV STATE OF MISSISSIPPI RESPONDENT MEMORANDUM OPINION James A. Fannings, Jr. filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus challenging his murder conviction in state court. Because all the claims raised in Fannings’ petition are either procedurally defaulted or without merit, his petition will be denied. I State Court Procedural History On November 30, 2006, following a jury trial, James A. Fannings, Jr. was convicted of murder in the Circuit…
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