Russum v. Bowser

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF OREGON MICHAEL JAMES RUSSUM, Case No. 2:18-cv-02035-AA Petitioner, OPINION AND ORDER v. MR. T. BOWSER, Respondent. ___________________________ AIKEN, District Judge: Petitioner brings this petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his sodomy convictions on grounds that he was denied his constitutional rights to counsel under the Sixth Amendment. The Oregon courts rejected his claims, and petitioner fails to overcome the deference this Court must afford those decisions. Petitioner is not entitled to federal habeas…