Mitchell v. Martell

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA CHARLESTON DIVISION Bennie Mitchell, C/A No. 9:21-2121-CMC Petitioner, v. ORDER Warden of Ridgeland Correctional Institution, Respondent. I. Introduction. This matter is before the court on Petitioner Bennie Mitchell’s (“Mitchell”) pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2254

(“Mitchell’s § 2254 Petition”). ECF No. 1. Mitchel is currently an inmate in the South Carolina Department of Corrections serving a twenty- year sentence following his 2010 jury-trial convictions in South Carolina state…