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Nature of Suit Code: 530
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus
Cause of Action: 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State)

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NOT FOR PUBLICATION

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Charity Marie Hill,

Petitioner,

v. 

David Shinn, et al.

Respondents.

No. CV-15-01157-PHX-SRB(CDB)

ORDER

Petitioner filed his Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 

on June 22, 2015 raising five grounds for relief: 1) she was denied her right to the effective 

assistance of trial, sentencing, and post-conviction counsel; 2) she was sentenced to an 

aggravated term of imprisonment in violation of state law and Booth v. Maryland, 482 U.S. 

496 (1087); 3) her guilty plea was not voluntary because she entered into the plea agreement 

as a result of duress stemming from post-traumatic stress disorder and threats on her life by 

her co-defendants while she was in the county jail; 4) after she was sentenced new evidence 

of her “minimal involvement’ came to light; and 5) she was erroneously sentenced to 

community supervision. (ECF No. 1 at 6-11, 15). This matter was stayed pending the 

outcome of Petitioner’s state court proceedings. The state was lifted on June 28, 2019. 

Respondents filed their Response to Petitioner’s Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus on 

September 11, 2019. No reply was filed. February 20, 2020 the Magistrate Judge issued her

Report and Recommendation recommending that the petition be denied.

In her Report and Recommendation the Magistrate Judge advised the parties that 

they had fourteen days from the date of service of a copy of the Report and Recommendation 

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within which to file specific written objections with the Court. The time to file such 

objections has expired and no objections to the Report and Recommendation have been filed.

The Court finds itself in agreement with the Report and Recommendation of the 

Magistrate Judge.

IT IS ORDERED adopting the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate 

Judge as the order of this Court. (Doc. 38)

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED denying the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus and 

dismissing it with prejudice.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED denying any Certificate of Appealability and leave 

to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal because Petitioner has not made a substantial 

showing of the denial of a constitutional right.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED directing the Clerk to enter judgment accordingly.

Dated this 19th day of March, 2020.

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