BROWN v. JOHNSON

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY DANIEL TWIAN BROWN, HON. JOHN MICHAEL VAZQUEZ Petitioner, Civil Action v. No. 16-6066 (JMV) STEVEN JOHNSON, et al., OPINION Respondents. VAZQUEZ, District Judge: I. INTRODUCTION Presently before the Court is the petition pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2254

(“the Petition”) (ECF No. 1) of Daniel Twian Brown. Petitioner is currently incarcerated in New Jersey State Prison in Trenton, New Jersey. (ECF No. 1-1 at 20.) Following a forty-three count indictment (ECF No. 1-8); a trial on robbery, burglary, firearm possession, assault, and…