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Lewis v. Cain

United States District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Oct 16, 2009
CIVIL ACTION NO. 09-2848, SECTION: "N" (3) (E.D. La. Oct. 16, 2009)

Summary

noting that petitioner's "grandmother's testimony would have been of limited value because her close familial relationship to the petitioner would have made her testimony inherently suspect"

Summary of this case from Eaglin v. Louisiana

Opinion

CIVIL ACTION NO. 09-2848, SECTION: "N" (3).

October 16, 2009


ORDER


The Court, having considered the petition, the record, the applicable law and the Report and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge, and the objections to the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation filed by the petitioner on October 8, 2009, hereby approves the Report and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge and adopts it as its own opinion. Accordingly,

IT IS ORDERED that the federal petition of Dimarco Lewis for habeas corpus relief is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.


Summaries of

Lewis v. Cain

United States District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Oct 16, 2009
CIVIL ACTION NO. 09-2848, SECTION: "N" (3) (E.D. La. Oct. 16, 2009)

noting that petitioner's "grandmother's testimony would have been of limited value because her close familial relationship to the petitioner would have made her testimony inherently suspect"

Summary of this case from Eaglin v. Louisiana
Case details for

Lewis v. Cain

Case Details

Full title:DIMARCO LEWIS v. WARDEN N. BURL CAIN

Court:United States District Court, E.D. Louisiana

Date published: Oct 16, 2009

Citations

CIVIL ACTION NO. 09-2848, SECTION: "N" (3) (E.D. La. Oct. 16, 2009)

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