RILEY v. SNYDER

Civ. A. No. 91-438-JJF.

840 F.Supp. 1012 (1993)

James William RILEY, Petitioner, v. Robert E. SNYDER, Warden, Delaware Correctional Center, and Charles M. Oberly, III, Attorney General of the State of Delaware, Respondents.

United States District Court, D. Delaware.

December 20, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence J. Connell, of Widener University School of Law. Thomas J. Allingham, II, and Mary M. MaloneyHuss, of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, Wilmington, DE, for petitioner.

Fred S. Silverman, Chief Deputy Atty. Gen., and Manuela DiNardo, Deputy Atty. Gen., Dept. of Justice, Wilmington, DE, for respondents.


OPINION

FARNAN, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Presently before the Court is a petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The Petitioner, James William Riley, is a state prisoner. Petitioner instituted the instant action for federal habeas relief on August 12, 1991. On August 13, 1991, the Court stayed Petitioner's execution and ordered briefing on the need for an evidentiary hearing...

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