Crosson v. Slanoc

ORDER

This is an appeal from a district court judgment denying the relief sought in a petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed on the authority of 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The parties have agreed to waive oral argument and, upon examination, this panel unanimously agrees that oral argument is not needed. Fed. R App. P. 34(a).

In 1989, an Ohio state court jury found Thomas Crosson guilty of two counts of aggravated robbery with specifications. Crosson filed a § 2254 petition in 1996 challenging the constitutionality of his conviction on several grounds. The matter was referred to a magistrate judge…