Brad Chesnel v. Nathan Thayer

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MAINE BRAD CHESNEL, ) ) Petitioner ) ) v. ) 1:25-cv-00341-LEW ) NATHAN THAYER, ) ) Respondent ) RECOMMENDED DECISION ON

28 U.S.C. § 2254

PETITION Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, Petitioner seeks habeas relief from a state court judgment entered in 1998 following a jury trial and conviction for robbery and murder. (Petition, ECF No. 1.) The State asks the Court to dismiss the petition. (Response, ECF No. 3.) After a review of the petition, the State’s request for dismissal, and the record, I recommend the Court grant the State’s request and dismiss the…