Ralph Johnston v. United States

Ralph Johnston appeals from the district court’s summary dismissal of his petition for habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. Johnston stands convicted of federal drug possession and conspiracy charges and his conviction has been affirmed by this court. United States v. Johnston, 784 F.2d 416 (1st Cir.1986). The habeas petition alleges that the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Arizona v. Hicks, — U.S. -, 107 S.Ct. 1149, 94 L.Ed.2d 347 (1987), has undermined the district court’s refusal to suppress certain evidence seized pursuant to the plain view doctrine and that Johnston deserves a new…