Benson v. Shelby Smith, Warden of Belmont Correctional Institution

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION AT COLUMBUS MARVIN BENSON, Petitioner, : Case No. 2:24-cv-03771 - vs - District Judge Douglas R. Cole Magistrate Judge Michael R. Merz SHELBY SMITH, WARDEN, Belmont Correctional Institution, : Respondent. SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS This habeas corpus action under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

was brought pro se by Petitioner Marvin Benson to obtain relief from his conviction for murder in the Common Pleas Court of Guernsey County, Ohio, in that court’s Case No. 18CR098 (Petition, ECF No. 1). This case has…