HEMINGWAY v. SMITH

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA MAHARAJI HEMINGWAY, : Petitioner : v. : Case No. 3:21-cv-217-KAP BARRY SMITH, SUPERINTENDENT, : S.C.I. HOUTZDALE, : Respondent : Memorandum Order Maharaji Hemingway filed a habeas corpus petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C.§ 2254 at ECF no. 3, with a supporting memorandum at ECF no. 4, challenging his 2012 conviction and the 17–34-year sentence imposed (on resentencing in June 2014 after a direct appeal) by the Court of Common Pleas of Clearfield County (Honorable Fredric Ammerman, P.J.) on him in Commonwealth v.…