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James R. Cruz v. Superintendent Walker, et al.

District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania

Decided September 28, 2026No. 3:23-cv-01387Unknown

1Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA JAMES R. CRUZ, Civil No. 3:23-cv-1387 Petitioner : (Judge Mariani) v . SUPERINTENDENT WALKER, ef al., . Respondents MEMORANDUM Petitioner James Cruz (“Cruz’) filed the instant petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2254

challenging a judgment and conviction imposed in the Court of Common Pleas of Centre County, Pennsylvania. (Doc. 1). For the reasons set forth below, the Court will deny the habeas petition and a certificate of appealability will not issue. I. Background! The state court summarized…

2Cases cited94 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Slack v. McDanielSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  4. Miller-El v. CockrellSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  5. Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000

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