Walker v. Phelps

MEMORANDUM OPINION

SUE L. ROBINSON, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Presently before the court is Jason E. Walker’s (“petitioner”) amended application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (D.I. 1; D.I. 8) Petitioner is a Delaware inmate in custody at the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center, Delaware. For the reasons that follow, the court will dismiss his application.

II. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND1

On April 19, 2004, about ten minutes before closing at 8:00 p.m., two men walked into Tull’s Aquarium and Pet shop and walked directly to the fish room at the rear of the…