Legal Opinion
Shockley v. Carroll
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided June 13, 2007No. Civ. 06-211-SLRPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
SUE L. ROBINSON, Chief Judge.
I.INTRODUCTION
Currently before the court is petitioner Sylvester Shockley’s (“petitioner”) application for a writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (D.I.l) He is incarcerated in the Delaware Correctional Center in Smyrna, Delaware. For the reasons that follow, the court will dismiss petitioner’s § 2254 application.
II. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
In September 1981, a Delaware grand jury returned a three-count indictment charging petitioner with first degree rape, first degree kidnaping, and third degree assault. Petitioner…
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