HINTON v. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY TALBERT HINTON : Petitioner, : Civ. No. 18-14508 (PGS) v. : ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE : OPINION OF NEW JERSEY, : Respondent. : PETER G. SHERIDAN, U.S.D.J. I. INTRODUCTION Petitioner, Talbert Hinton (‘‘Petitioner” or “Hinton”), is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. For the following reasons, the habeas petition is denied and a certificate of appealability shall not issue. I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND The factual background giving rise to Petitioner’s judgment…