Legal Opinion
Buchanan v. Johnson
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided September 27, 2010No. Civil Action 08-639-SLRPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
SUE L. ROBINSON, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Petitioner David J. Buchanan (“petitioner”) is a Delaware inmate in custody at the Sussex Correctional Institution in Georgetown, Delaware. Pending before the court is petitioner’s amended application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (D.I. 25; D.I. 57) For the reasons that follow, the court will deny the application.
II. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
In September 2008, a Superior Court jury found petitioner guilty of third degree burglary, resisting arrest, criminal contempt, three counts of possession…
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