Legal Opinion
Maggard v. Gammon
District Court, D. Kansas
Decided April 22, 2002No. 01-3081-DESPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
SAFFELS, District Judge.
This matter is before the court on a Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus (Doc. 1) brought by a person in state custody pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Respondents have Sled an Answer and Return (Doc. 6), and petitioner has Sled a Traverse (Doc. 7). Petitioner seeks federal habeas relief from his state convictions. For the following reasons, petitioner’s request shall be denied.
I. BACKGROUND
A. Factual History
On August 10, 1988, the District Attorney’s Office in Johnson County, Kansas, charged petitioner with two counts of arson. The Srst count alleged…
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