Legal Opinion
Hatch v. Jett
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 4, 2009No. Civil Action No. 2009-0116Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DONALD J. HATCH, Petitioner, v. Civil Action No. 09-0116 (RJL) B.R. JETT, WARDEN, Respondent. MEMORANDUM OPINION This matter is before the Court on Donald Hatch's petition for a writ of habeas corpus. For the reasons stated below, the petition will be denied. I. BACKGROUND In the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, on August 25, 1988, a jury convicted petitioner on fifteen charges arising from two rapes and one attempted rape in 1987. After entertaining and denying motions for a new trial, on March 28, 1989, the Superior Court…
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- David Isaiah Garris v. Charles S. Lindsay, Administrator, Maximum Security FacilityCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1986
- Gary E. Byrd v. John S. Henderson and United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1997
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