Brown v. Jones

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK WALTER BROWN, Petitioner, -against- 9:18-CV-0815 (LEK/CFH) GERARD JONES, Respondent. ___________________________________ DECISION AND ORDER I. INTRODUCTION Petitioner Walter Brown seeks federal habeas corpus relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Dkt. No. 1 (“Petition”). Respondent opposes the Petition. Dkt. Nos. 7 (“Response”); 8 (“Answer”); 9 (“State Court Record” or “SCR”); 9-1 (“Transcript”). Petitioner filed a reply to Respondent’s Response. Dkt. No. 12 (“Traverse”). II. BACKGROUND The facts surrounding the underlying criminal…