Legal Opinion
Jamison v. Cohen
District Court, D. South Carolina
Decided September 30, 2016No. C/A No. 9:15-2859-MBSPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
Margaret B. Seymour, Senior United States District Judge
Petitioner Matthew Jamison is an inmate in custody of the South Carolina Department of Corrections. Petitioner currently is housed at the Broad River Correctional Institution in Columbia, South Carolina. Petitioner, proceeding pro se, filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus on July 22, 2015, alleging that he is being detained unlawfully. See 28 U.S.C. § 2254.
I. BACKGROUND
Petitioner was assaulted by Jamie Jackson, also known as “Jig,” along with some of Jig’s friends, on May 20, 2000. Jig fired at Petitioner as…
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