United States Ex Rel. Webster v. DeTella

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

CASTILLO, District Judge.

Gaines Webster brings this petition for a writ of habeas corpus, claiming that his continued imprisonment is in violation of the United States Constitution. After carefully reviewing it, we deny the petition and dismiss the action, for the reasons explained below.

RELEVANT FACTS

In reviewing a case on petition for writ of habeas corpus, a federal court presumes that the facts found by the state courts are correct. Sumner v. Mata, 449 U.S. 539, 547, 101 S.Ct. 764, 769, 66 L.Ed.2d 722 (1981). A petitioner may rebut this presumption with clear…