Jared Martin v. R. Fisher, Jr
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
Background
On September 28, 2020, the Court received and filed Petitioner Jared Martin’s (“Petitioner”) pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (“Section 2254”) (“Petition”). (Pet., ECF No. 1.) The Petition alleges eight grounds for federal habeas relief:
Ground 1: Due process claim based on governmental misconduct, alleging that Petitioner’s public defender gave him false information and “tricked [Petitioner] into pleading to the charges[.]” (Id. at 5.) Ground 2: Due process claim alleging prosecutorial misconduct based on the prosecutor’s decision to press charges despite the lack of victims or witnesses. (Id. at 5–6.) Ground 3: Due process and Confrontation Clause claims alleging that Petitioner’s attorney did not let him in the courtroom while the victims or witnesses were testifying and told him to plead guilty to a crime he did not commit. (Id. at 6.) Ground 4: Actual innocence claim based on Petitioner’s allegation that he “never assaulted anyone[.]” (Id.) Ground 5: Ineffective assistance of counsel claim alleging that Petitioner plead no contest to the assault charge because his lawyer lied to him. (Id.)