BATES v. THAYER

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MAINE FOSTER BATES, ) ) Petitioner ) ) v. ) 1:24-cv-00175-JAW ) NATHAN THAYER, ) ) Respondent ) RECOMMENDED DECISION ON

28 U.S.C. § 2254

PETITION Petitioner, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, seeks relief from a state court conviction and sentence for murder and gross sexual assault. (Petition, ECF No. 1.) Petitioner alleges ineffective assistance of counsel, violation of his right to an impartial jury, prosecutorial misconduct, and insufficient evidence to support the convictions. The State asks the Court to dismiss the petition. (Response, ECF No. 5.)…