Legal Opinion

Johnson v. Louisiana

District Court, E.D. Louisiana

Decided March 31, 2008No. Civil Action 07-3370Published

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER AND REASONS

IVAN L.R. LEMELLE, District Judge.

For the following reasons IT IS ORDERED that petitioner’s § 2254 claims are DISMISSED. The instant objections (Rec. Doc. 19-21) 1 to the magistrate judge’s report and recommendations (Rec. Doc. 18) are ripe for review without need of an evidentiary hearing.

BACKGROUND

The Magistrate Judge adopted the following facts from the Louisiana Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal. At about 8:35 p.m. on February 24, 2003, Darlene Horton heard a knock at her door. She went to the door, but did not open it. The visitor asked for “Donna.” Ms. Horton stated that no…

2Cases cited49 opinions

  1. Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  3. Paul W. Douglass v. United Services Automobile AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
  4. North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  5. Bell v. ConeSupreme Court of the United States · 2002

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