McMath v. Washburn

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE NASHVILLE DIVISION DENVER JOE McMATH, JR., #499263, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) NO. 3:20-cv-00325 ) MARTIN FRINK, Warden,1 ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Denver McMath, an inmate at the Trousdale Turner Correctional Center in Hartsville, Tennessee, is serving a 140-year prison sentence. He has filed a pro se Petition for the Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2254

(Doc. No. 1), challenging the constitutionality of his state conviction. In response, Respondent filed the transcript of proceedings in state court (Doc. No. 15)…