UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA NORTHEASTERN DIVISION

GREGORY TAVARES CREWS, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) Case No. 5:18-cv-01224-KOB-HNJ ) DEWAYNE ESTES, et al., ) ) Respondents. )

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Pro se petitioner Gregory Tavares Crews filed an amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to

, challenging his conviction and 25-year sentence after he pleaded guilty to burglary first degree and assault first degree. (Doc. 27 at 1-2). On July 1, 2021, the magistrate judge entered a Report and Recommendation pursuant to

(b), recommending that the court deny habeas relief with prejudice on the merits on all of his claims. (Doc. 34). The court has received no objections. Having carefully reviewed and considered de novo all the materials in the court file, including the magistrate judge’s Report and Recommendation, the court ADOPTS the magistrate judge’s report and ACCEPTS his recommendation. Accordingly, the amended petition for writ of habeas corpus should be DENIED WITH PREJUDICE. Further, because the amended petition does not present issues that are debatable among jurists of reason, a certificate of appealability should be DENIED.

See

(c); Slack v. McDaniel,

(2000); Rule 11(a), Rules Governing § 2254 Proceedings. The court will enter a separate Final Order.

DONE and ORDERED this 2nd day of August, 2021.

____________________________________ KARON OWEN BOWDRE UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE