Schamber v. Newsome

ORDER

HAROLD L. MURPHY, District Judge.

Presently before the Court in this pro se habeas corpus action, 28 U.S.C. § 2254, is the magistrate’s report and recommendation, along with Petitioner Schamber’s objections thereto. For the reasons provided below, the Court REJECTS the magistrate’s recommendation and GRANTS ha-beas relief.1

Schamber escaped from prison while serving a life sentence. Following a jury trial, he was convicted of offenses relating to the escape and to a crime spree that ensued. The trial court sentenced Scham-ber in November 1977 to 20 years for kidnapping and, concurrently,…