SMITH v. DAVIS

NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY : LUCIUS SMITH, : Civil Action No. 19-12691 (JMV) : Petitioner, : : v. : OPINION : BRUCE DAVIS, : : Respondent. : : VAZQUEZ, District Judge: Petitioner is a state prisoner currently incarcerated at New Jersey State Prison, in Trenton, New Jersey. He is proceeding pro se with a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (D.E. 1.) For the reasons explained in this Opinion, the Court will deny the Petition and will not issue a certificate of appealability. I. BACKGROUND The New Jersey Superior Court,…