Legal Opinion
Papenfus v. Tibbals
District Court, N.D. Ohio
Decided February 25, 2003No. 3:03CV7080PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
POTTER, District Judge.
This action is before the Court on Kenneth Ray Papenfus’ petition for writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, respondent’s answer, and petitioner’s traverse. Petitioner presently is incarcerated at Allen Correctional Institution in Lima, Ohio.
As an initial matter, the Court finds that the petition may be resolved from the record. Therefore, an evidentiary hearing is not required. Townsend v. Sain, 372 U.S. 293, 83 S.Ct. 745, 9 L.Ed.2d 770 (1963), Amos v. Scott, 61 F.3d 333, 346 (5th Cir.1995); Rule 8 of Rules Governing § 2254…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Slack v. McDanielSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Greenholtz v. Inmates of the Nebraska Penal & Correctional ComplexSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Duncan v. WalkerSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
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