Legal Opinion
Cukaj v. Warren
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided February 24, 2004No. 4:03-cv-40086PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
GADOLA, District Judge.
David ZefCukaj (“Petitioner”), a state prisoner presently confined at the Thumb Correctional Facility in Lapeer, Michigan, has filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner was convicted of extortion following a jury trial in the Macomb County Circuit Court in 1998 and was sentenced to 5 to 20 years imprisonment in 1999. For the reasons stated below, the Court will deny the petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
I. Facts
Petitioner’s conviction arises from his…
2Cases cited43 opinions
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- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
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- Schlup v. DeloSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
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3Cited by23 opinions
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