Cathron v. Jones

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

FRIEDMAN, District Judge.

This matter is before the Court on petitioner Andre Cathron’s pro se habeas corpus petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The Court has concluded for the following reasons that the petition should be denied.

I. Background

In 1996, Petitioner and his co-defendant, Stephen Terry, were tried together. Terry was convicted of armed robbery, first-degree home invasion, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. The jury was unable to reach a decision about Petitioner.

Petitioner was re-tried in 1997, and on January 31, 1997, a Genesee…