Hawks v. Vashaw

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION CHARLES BURWELL HAWKS, Petitioner, CASE NO. 2:20-CV-12169 v. HONORABLE VICTORIA A. ROBERTS MELINDA BRAMAN,1 Respondent. / OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING RESPONDENT’S MOTION TO DISMISS (ECF NO. 8), DISMISSING PETITION (ECF NO. 1), AND DENYING CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY On August 12, 2020, Petitioner Charles Burwell Hawks filed a petition for habeas corpus through counsel, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner is challenging his jury trial convictions and sentence in Sanilac County Circuit Court for multiple counts of…