COOKSON v. MAGNUSSON

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MAINE JEFFREY COOKSON, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) 1:19-cv-00170-NT ) ) WARDEN, MAINE STATE PRISON, ) ) Respondent ) RECOMMENDED DECISION ON

28 U.S.C. § 2254

PETITION Petitioner, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, seeks relief from a state court conviction and sentence. (Petition, ECF No. 1.) Petitioner claims the use of certain evidence deprived him of a fair trial and his attorneys provided constitutionally ineffective assistance of counsel. (Petition at 6–22.) The State asks the Court to dismiss the petition. (Answer, ECF No. 5.) After a review of the section…