Legal Opinion
Cochran v. Phelps
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided June 5, 2009No. Civil Action 08-109-SLRPublished
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
SUE L. ROBINSON, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Currently before the court is petitioner Donald R. Cochran’s (“petitioner”) application for a writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (D.I. 1) For the reasons that follow, the court will dismiss petitioner’s application.
II. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
In January 2002, petitioner was indicted on charges of first degree burglary, first degree assault, possession of a deadly weapon during the commission of a felony, first degree unlawful imprisonment, criminal mischief, and non-compliance with a condition of…
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