Legal Opinion

Davidson v. Duckworth

District Court, N.D. Indiana

Decided September 17, 1984No. S 83-538PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

ALLEN SHARP, Chief Judge.

This petition for writ of habeas corpus was filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 by Brian Davidson, an inmate incarcerated at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City, Indiana. The matter is now before this court on respondents’ supplemental return to show cause. In accord with the dictates of Townsend v. Sain, 372 U.S. 293, 83 S.Ct. 745, 9 L.Ed.2d 770 (1963), the complete state court record has been filed with, and carefully examined by, this court.

A careful examination of the underlying state court record and the opinion of the Supreme Court of…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. Picard v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Engle v. IsaacSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  5. Anderson v. HarlessSupreme Court of the United States · 1982

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Bowers v. BussDistrict Court, N.D. Indiana · 2006

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