Legal Opinion
Cranford v. Sumner
District Court, D. Nevada
Decided October 9, 1987No. CV-R-85-613-ECRPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
EDWARD C. REED, Jr., Chief Judge.
Petitioner has filed this eleven count petition with the Court, alleging that his state court conviction was constitutionally flawed, and that a writ of habeas corpus should therefore issue under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The State of Nevada has answered the petition, and opposes each of the specific counts. In view of the state’s answer to the petition, and upon review of the state court record provided to the Court, it appears that the petitioner’s claims are groundless, and that the petition must be denied.
FACTS
The petitioner is an inmate presently in the…
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