Dougherty v. Wainwright

MEMORANDUM OPINION

GEORGE C. YOUNG, Chief Judge.

This cause is before the Court on the petition of John Dougherty for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner, indicted for second degree murder, was tried by a jury and convicted of the lesser included offense of manslaughter. Petitioner now contends that his conviction was improperly obtained and asserts as grounds in support thereof that the prosecution failed to disclose evidence favorable to petitioner, and that he was tried and convicted by an unfair and prejudiced jury. This Court’s ruling contained herein with…