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Edwards v. Mitchem

United States District Court, M.D. Alabama, Northern Division
Dec 4, 2008
CASE NO. 2:06-CV-177-WKW (M.D. Ala. Dec. 4, 2008)

Opinion

CASE NO. 2:06-CV-177-WKW.

December 4, 2008


ORDER


Before the court are Mr. Robert Rex Edwards' Petition for Habeas Corpus (Doc. #1) and the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge (Doc. # 46).

There being no objections filed to the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge, and upon an independent review of the file, it is ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation is adopted and that:

1. Defendant Edwards' Petition for Habeas Corpus (Doc. # 1) is DENIED.
2. This case is DISMISSED with prejudice pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(c)(1) because Mr. Edwards is not entitled to relief on his claim of actual innocence and the remainder of his claims are procedurally defaulted.

An appropriate judgment will be entered.


Summaries of

Edwards v. Mitchem

United States District Court, M.D. Alabama, Northern Division
Dec 4, 2008
CASE NO. 2:06-CV-177-WKW (M.D. Ala. Dec. 4, 2008)
Case details for

Edwards v. Mitchem

Case Details

Full title:ROBERT REX EDWARDS, #225984, Petitioner, v. BILLY MITCHEM, et al.…

Court:United States District Court, M.D. Alabama, Northern Division

Date published: Dec 4, 2008

Citations

CASE NO. 2:06-CV-177-WKW (M.D. Ala. Dec. 4, 2008)

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