Richardson v. Ames

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA AT CHARLESTON RAYMOND RICHARDSON, Petitioner, v. Civil Action No. 2:20-00573 DONALD AMES, Superintendent, Mount Olive Correctional Center, Respondent. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Pending is the petitioner’s Amended Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

(ECF 40), and respondent’s motion for summary judgment (ECF 42), filed December 10, 2021. Petitioner alleges the following: (1) trial counsel was ineffective by failing to object to a constructive amendment of the grand jury indictment, and (2) trial counsel…