Jerome William Devereaux v. THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE DAVID MILLS, Warden, M E M O R A N D U M O P I N I O N

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File Name: 09a0053n.06
Filed: January 23, 2009
NOT RECOMMENDED FOR FULL-TEXT PUBLICATION
No. 07-5208
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT
JEROME WILLIAM DEVEREAUX, )
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Petitioner-Appellant, )
) ON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED
) STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR
v. ) THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF
) TENNESSEE
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DAVID MILLS, Warden, ) M E M O R A N D U M
) O P I N I O N
Respondent-Appellee. )
)
BEFORE: NORRIS, BATCHELDER, and ROGERS, Circuit Judges.
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).

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Devereaux v. Mills
07-5208
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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.

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