Legal Opinion

Burton v. Gorley

District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania

Decided March 17, 2025No. 3:23-cv-00436Unknown

1Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA RONALD BUTLER BURTON, Civil No. 3:23-cv-436 Petitioner (Judge Mariani) Vv. : SUPERINTENDENT GORLEY, et ai., Respondents MEMORANDUM Petitioner Ronald Burton (“Burton”) filed the instant petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2254

challenging a judgment and conviction imposed in the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. (Doc. 1). For the reasons set forth below, the Court will deny the habeas petition and a certificate of appealability will not issue. Background’ In January of 2010,…

2Cases cited66 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Slack v. McDanielSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  4. Miller-El v. CockrellSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  5. Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000

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