Legal Opinion

Sims v. Houston

District Court, D. Nebraska

Decided June 18, 2008No. 4:07CV3088PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

RICHARD G. KOPF, District Judge.

Deciding that the petitioner’s claims have been procedurally defaulted or, in one case, lack merit, I deny Michael Joseph Sims’ petition for writ of habeas corpus. Sims will have to serve out his sentence for murder and other serious crimes. I next explain why that is so.

I. Background

Sims filed his petition for writ of habeas corpus on April 2, 2007, naming Robert Houston, Director, and Dennis Bakewell, Warden, as Respondents. From their briefs, it appears that the parties now agree that only Mr. Houston is the proper party. Accordingly, I…

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3Cited by2 opinions

State v. SimsNebraska Supreme Court · 2009
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