Reed v. Thomas

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA _________________________________________ ) ANTONIO DUPREE REED, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) Case No. 17-cv-00379 (APM) ) J.E. THOMAS, ) ) Respondent. ) _________________________________________ ) MEMORANDUM OPINION I. INTRODUCTION Petitioner Antonio Dupree Reed filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, seeking to vacate his 2007 conviction in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for first-degree murder. Petitioner claims that he is entitled to such relief for three reasons: (1) he was denied the right…