Smith v. Brown

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF OREGON ALBERT MERRILL SMITH, Case No. 1:18-cv-01702-IM Petitioner, OPINION AND ORDER v. STEVE BROWN, Respondent. IMMERGUT, District Judge. Petitioner Albert Merrill Smith (“Smith”), an individual in custody at Warner Creek Correctional Facility, brings this habeas corpus proceeding pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. For the reasons that follow, Smith’s Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (ECF No. 37) is DENIED, and this proceeding is DISMISSED, with prejudice. /// /// PAGE 1 – OPINION AND ORDER BACKGROUND I. Trial Court Proceedings On…