Savickas v. Bosse

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

CASTILLO, District Judge.

Following a jury trial, Petitioner Michael D. Savickas was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to 28 years’ imprisonment. Savickas pursued state appellate and post conviction remedies without success, and now petitions this Court for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. In his petition, Savickas raises three issues that he claims entitle him to a new trial: 1) his conviction was based on the perjured testimony of the state’s only eyewitness; 2) he was deprived of his constitutional right to confront witnesses;…