Howard v. Edwards (INMATE 3)

IN THE UNITED STATE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA EASTERN DIVISION REGINALD HOWARD, AIS 240672, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) Case No. 3:21-cv-394-MHT-CSC ) (WO) GEORGE EDWARDS, et al., ) ) Respondents. ) RECOMMENDATION OF THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE Alabama inmate Reginald Howard filed this petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Doc. 1.)1 He challenges his 2008 Macon County murder conviction. As discussed below, the court finds his petition should be dismissed as time-barred by the statute of limitations. I. BACKGROUND On October 16, 2008, a Macon County jury…