Sharpe v. Bell

ORDER

TERRENCE WILLIAM BOYLE, District Judge.

This matter arises from Sharpe’s petition for writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Sharpe was tried and convicted of the non-capital first-degree murder of George Radcliffe at the July 24, 1995 Criminal Session of the Superior Court of Pitt County. He was sentenced to life imprisonment. The court has previously entered an order resolving questions about the timeliness of the petition and procedural bars to the claims raised therein. Having found that petitioner’s claim of ineffective assistance is properly before the court on…