Legal Opinion
Moten v. State of Mississippi
District Court, N.D. Mississippi
Decided February 9, 2022No. 4:20-cv-00217Unknown
1Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI GREENVILLE DIVISION QARTAVIUS MOTEN PETITIONER v. No. 4:20CV217-MPM-RP STATE OF MISSISSIPPI RESPONDENT MEMORANDUM OPINION This matter comes before the court on the pro se petition of Qartavius Moten for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. The State has moved to dismiss the petition for failure to state a constitutional question and, in the alternative, for failure to exhaust state remedies. Mr. Moten has not responded to the motion, and the deadline to do so has expired. The matter is ripe for resolution.…
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