Eugene Michael Butler v. State of Mississippi and Burl Cain

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI SOUTHERN DIVISION EUGENE MICHAEL BUTLER PETITIONER V. CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:23-cv-199-HSO-LGI STATE OF MISSISSIPPI and BURL CAIN RESPONDENTS REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE Eugene Butler files this petition for writ of habeas corpus relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Having reviewed the record and all applicable law, the undersigned recommends that the petition be denied. Butler was convicted of culpable negligence manslaughter following a fatal boating accident on Bayou Caddy in Hancock…