York v. Lee

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE WILLIAM W. YORK, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) No. 3:17-CV-39-DCLC-DCP ) RANDY LEE, ) ) Respondent. ) ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Petitioner William W. York is a prisoner proceeding pro se on a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, in which he challenges the constitutionality of his confinement under a State-court judgment of conviction for two counts of first-degree murder [Doc. 2]. Having considered the submissions of the parties, the State-court record, and the law applicable to Petitioner’s claims, the…