Opinion
CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:16-CV-729; SECTION "P"
09-03-2016
CHARLES EDWARDS, JR., Petitioner v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, Respondent
MAGISTRATE JUDGE PEREZ-MONTES
JUDGMENT
For the reasons stated in the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge previously filed herein, and after an independent review of the record including the objections filed by Petitioner, and having determined that the findings and recommendation are correct under the applicable law;
IT IS ORDERED that the petition for writ of habeas corpus be DENIED AND DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE because Petitioner's claims are barred by the one-year limitations period codified at 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d).
THUS DONE AND SIGNED at __________, Louisiana, this 3 day of September, 2016.
/s/ _________
DONALD E. WALTER
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE