Emilio Ayala v. Warden, Belmont Correctional Institution

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION Emilio Ayala, Petitioner, Case No. 2:25-cv-1456 V. Judge Michael H. Watson Warden, Belmont Magistrate Judge Merz Correctional Institution, Respondent. OPINION AND ORDER Emilio Ayala (“Petitioner”), a state prisoner who pleaded guilty to two counts of rape, petitions for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petition, ECF No. 1. The Magistrate Judge has issued a Report and Recommendation (“R&R”) and a Supplemental Report and Recommendation (“SR&R”), recommending that the Court deny the writ. R&R, ECF No. 10;…