United States Ex Rel. Williams v. McVicar

OPINION AND ORDER

NORGLE, District Judge:

Before the court is the petition of Howard Williams (“Williams”) for a writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. This is Williams’ second habeas petition. For the following reasons, the petition is denied.

I. BACKGROUND

In a bench trial, Williams was convicted of murder, attempted murder, and armed robbery and was sentenced to concurrent terms of thirty years each. In a direct appeal, Williams asserted that he was denied his constitutional right to a fair trial when he was denied an opportunity to confront witnesses. Williams’ convictions…