MERZBACHER v. SHEARIN

Civil Action Nos. AMD 07-67, AMD 06-516.

732 F.Supp.2d 527 (2010)

John Joseph MERZBACHER, Plaintiff v. Bobby SHEARIN, Warden, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Maryland.

July 30, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry Mark Stichel , Gohn Hankey and Stichel LLP, Baltimore, MD, for Plaintiff.

Edward John Kelley , Office of the Attorney General of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, for Defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

ANDRE M. DAVIS, District Judge.

Petitioner John Joseph Merzbacher was convicted by a jury in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City of child rape and related offenses and is serving, concurrently, multiple life sentences. In this action, he seeks a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Merzbacher alleges, inter alia, that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel guaranteed by the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments...

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