Cannon v. Potter

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO WESTERN DIVISION Demetrice Cannon, Case No. 1:16-cv-1849 Petitioner, v. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Mary Potter, Warden, Respondent. I. INTRODUCTION Petitioner Demetrice Cannon seeks a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging the constitutionality of his conviction and sentence following an October 2013 bench trial in the Cuyahoga County, Ohio Court of Common Pleas, at which he was found guilty of one count of murder with a firearm specification and one count of possessing a weapon while under a disability. (Doc.…