Bodle v. Smith

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA LEON D. BODLE, : Civil No. 3:17-CV-2265 : Petitioner, : : v. : : BARRY SMITH, et al., : : Respondents. : Judge Jennifer P. Wilson MEMORANDUM Petitioner Leon D. Bodle (“Bodle” or “Petitioner”) filed the instant petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2254

challenging his Court of Common Pleas of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania state–court convictions and sentence for multiple sex offenses involving minors and his designation as a sexually violent predator.1 (Doc. 1.) Respondents argue that most of…