Davis v. Johnson

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER

SPATT, District Judge.

Charles Davis (“Davis”) petitions for a writ of habeas corpus with regard to his 1996 conviction in state court, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. For the reasons stated below, Davis’s petition is denied.

On April 12, 1995, Davis shot Detective James Curtis, in the back of his head, near a warehouse in Oceanside, Nassau County, New York. At approximately three o’clock that morning, Davis was driving to his job at a newspaper warehouse. Davis had his vehicle’s high beam lights. Detective Curtis, who was off-duty at the time, signaled for Davis…