Cortinas v. State Of Nevada

1 2 3 4 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 6 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 7 ARMANDO B. CORTINAS, JR., Case No.: 3:10-cv-00439-LRH-WGC 8 Petitioner, ORDER 9 v. 10 JO GENTRY, et al., 11 Respondents. 12 13 I. INTRODUCTION 14 Petitioner Armando B. Cortinas, Jr. filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 15 U.S.C. § 2254. This matter is before this Court for adjudication of the merits of Cortinas’ 16 counseled amended petition (“Amended Petition”). For the reasons discussed below, this Court 17 denies the Amended Petition, grants a certificate of appealability for Ground 1 only, and directs 18 the…