Lenard v. Bryant

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI GREENVILLE DIVISION FRED LENARD, JR. PETITIONER V. NO. 4:18-CV-221-DMB-JMV PHIL BRYANT, et al. RESPONDENTS ORDER Fred Lenard, Jr.’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus is before the Court on the respondents’ motion to dismiss. Doc. #9. I Procedural History In November 2009, Fred Lenard, Jr. was convicted of capital murder, kidnapping, and felony child abuse in the Circuit Court of Coahoma County, Mississippi. Doc. #9-1. Lenard was sentenced to serve a term of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for…