Legal Opinion
Wallace v. Prince
District Court, M.D. Louisiana
Decided October 1, 2013No. Civil Action No. 3:09-cv-01027-BAJPublished
1Opinion of the Court
RULING AND ORDER
BRIAN A. JACKSON, Chief Judge.
Before the Court is petitioner Herman Wallace’s Second Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by Prisoner in State Custody (“Petition”). (Doc. 36). The Court has jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. Oral argument is not necessary.
In 1974, Mr. Wallace was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment for the killing of a correctional officer at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, Louisiana. (Id. at ¶¶2, 6). Mr. Wallace now seeks relief from his state conviction and sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The State opposes Mr.…
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