Saunders v. Slayton

OPINION and JUDGMENT

DALTON, District Judge.

Melvin Douglas Saunders, who is currently serving a ten year sentence for grand larceny, has petitioned this court for a writ of habeas corpus. He alleges the following errors in support of his petition: 1) insufficient evidence, 2) false and perjured testimony, 3) denial of his right to an impartial trial, and 4) ineffective counsel.

Neither of petitioner’s first two grounds raises the necessary federal question required by 28 U.S.C. § 2254(a). Federal courts cannot in habeas corpus petitions substitute their opinion about the evidence for that of…