Gayles v. State of North Carolina

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA ASHEVILLE DIVISION CASE NO. 1:23-cv-00105-MR DEVON ARMOND GAYLES, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) ORDER vs. ) ) STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, ) ) Respondent. ) ________________________________ ) THIS MATTER comes before the Court on the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by the Petitioner pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2254

on April 18, 2023. [Doc. 1]. I. BACKGROUND Devon Armond Gayles (the “Petitioner”) is a prisoner of the State of North Carolina. The Petitioner was convicted of second-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a felon on March…