Morgan Jerome Burton, Jr. v. Joseph H. Headley

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA EASTERN DIVISION MORGAN JEROME BURTON, JR., ) AIS # 185425, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) CASE NO. 3:24-CV-757-WKW ) [WO] JOSEPH H. HEADLEY, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER I. INTRODUCTION Morgan Jerome Burton, Jr., a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus Under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Doc. # 1.) Petitioner challenges his 2012 conviction for second-degree rape in the Circuit Court of Lee County, Alabama, after a trial by jury, and the resulting sentence under Alabama’s Habitual…