McGowan v. Wainwright

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO WESTERN DIVISION Andre McGowan, Case No. 1:17-cv-2225 Petitioner, v. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Lyneal Wainwright, Warden, Respondent. I. INTRODUCTION Petitioner Andre McGowan has filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, concerning his conviction in the Ashtabula County, Ohio Court of Common Pleas on charges of robbery and kidnapping. (Doc. No. 1). Magistrate Judge Johnathan D. Greenberg reviewed the petition as well as the related briefing pursuant to Local Rule 72.2(b)(2) and recommends I…