Legal Opinion
Bowling v. Parker
District Court, E.D. Kentucky
Decided April 2, 2012No. Civil No. 03-28-ARTPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER
AMUL R. THAPAR, District Judge.
Petitioner Ronnie Lee Bowling has challenged the constitutionality of the statutory standard of review for habeas corpus petitions by state-court prisoners, 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d)(1). R. 155. Because *893§ 2254(d)(1) does not violate Article III, the Supremacy Clause, or the Suspension Clause, the law is constitutional and the Court will deny his motion.
BACKGROUND
The Kentucky Supreme Court ably states the facts of the case at 942 S.W.2d 293, but the Court will summarize them here.
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