Brandon D. Cox v. Patrice Richie Jones, et al.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA NORTHERN DIVISION BRANDON D. COX, ) AIS# 308472, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) CASE NO. 2:23-cv-226-RAH-JTA ) PATRICE RICHIE JONES, et al., ) ) Respondents. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER I. INTRODUCTION Petitioner Brandon D. Cox, an Alabama inmate proceeding pro se, seeks habeas corpus relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The operative pleading before the court is Cox’s Amended Petition, in which he contends that the state trial court “erred when it denied [P]etitioner’s repeated requests for expert funds in violation of the…