Case Name: Jerome William DEVEREAUX, Petitioner-Appellant, v. David MILLS, Warden, Respondent-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2009-01-23
Citations: 307 F. App'x 934
Docket Number: No. 07-5208
Parties: Jerome William DEVEREAUX, Petitioner-Appellant, v. David MILLS, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.
Judges: BEFORE: NORRIS, BATCHELDER, and ROGERS, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 307
Pages: 934–935

Head Matter:
Jerome William DEVEREAUX, Petitioner-Appellant, v. David MILLS, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.
No. 07-5208.
United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.
Jan. 23, 2009.
BEFORE: NORRIS, BATCHELDER, and ROGERS, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM OPINION
PER CURIAM.
Tennessee prisoner Jerome Devereaux appeals from the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus based upon ineffective assistance of trial counsel. Petitioner pleaded guilty to attempted rape of his five year-old granddaughter. The prosecution gave him the choice of pleading guilty to either of two crimes, each carrying a different sentence. He contends that trial counsel did not adequately explain the nuances of this choice, leading him to opt for a plea that resulted in a longer period of incarceration.
Having had an opportunity to review the record, the briefs of the parties, and to hear argument from counsel, we affirm the denial of the writ. Petitioner has failed to show, as he must, that the state-court decision is "contrary to" clearly established federal law. 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d)(1). Because the district court issued a reasoned decision with which we agree, an opinion on our part would serve no useful purpose.
The judgment is affirmed based upon the reasoning found in the district court's memorandum of January 30, 2007, 2007 WL 320963.