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Nichols v. McNeil

United States District Court, N.D. Florida, Panama City Division
May 20, 2008
CASE NO. 5:06cv58/RS (N.D. Fla. May. 20, 2008)

Summary

noting that the petitioner's failure to cite Strickland with regard to his ineffective assistance of counsel claims did not render them unexhausted in the state court

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Opinion

CASE NO. 5:06cv58/RS.

May 20, 2008


ORDER


Before me are the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation (Doc. 35) and Petitioner's Objections To Magistrate's Report and Recommendation (Doc. 39). I have considered Petitioner's objections de novo.

IT IS ORDERED:

1. The Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation is adopted and incorporated by reference in this Order.
2. Petitioner's § 2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus is denied with prejudice.
3. The clerk is directed to close the file.
ORDERED.


Summaries of

Nichols v. McNeil

United States District Court, N.D. Florida, Panama City Division
May 20, 2008
CASE NO. 5:06cv58/RS (N.D. Fla. May. 20, 2008)

noting that the petitioner's failure to cite Strickland with regard to his ineffective assistance of counsel claims did not render them unexhausted in the state court

Summary of this case from Garcia v. Sec'y, Dep't of Corr.
Case details for

Nichols v. McNeil

Case Details

Full title:JERRY LEE NICHOLS, Petitioner, v. WALTER A. McNEIL, Respondent

Court:United States District Court, N.D. Florida, Panama City Division

Date published: May 20, 2008

Citations

CASE NO. 5:06cv58/RS (N.D. Fla. May. 20, 2008)

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