Waldron v. Voorhies

MEMORANDUM OF OPINION AND ORDER

LESLEY WELLS, District Judge.

On 27 June 2007, Petitioner Douglas Waldron (“Mr. Waldron” or Petitioner) filed this timely habeas, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, setting forth the following single ground for relief:

Ground for Relief No. 1: A defendant is deprived of his Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel when counsel fails to object to the admission of prejudicial, inadmissible other-acts evidence at trial.

(Doc. 1). Respondent filed a return of writ on 4 September 2007 (Doc. 8) to which Mr. Waldron responded in traverse on 5 November 2007…