THORNTON v. LIBERTY

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MAINE CLIFFORD THORNTON, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) 1:19-cv-00047-LEW ) ) RANDALL LIBERTY, ) ) Respondent ) RECOMMENDED DECISION ON

28 U.S.C. § 2254

PETITION In this action, Petitioner Clifford Thornton, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, seeks relief from a state court conviction and sentence. (Petition, ECF No. 1.) Petitioner asserts that his trial counsel was ineffective because he declined to strike specific jurors, inadequately impeached the prosecution’s main witness, and did not sufficiently investigate the matter to ensure he had the necessary pretrial…