Cotten v. Frederick

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO WESTERN DIVISION Prince Charles Cotten, Sr., aka Case No. 3:25-cv-54 Charles D. Cotton, Petitioner, v. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Warden George A. Frederick, Respondent. I. BACKGROUND This is Mr. Cotten’s seventh attempt to challenge his 1976 conviction in Richland County, Ohio on charges of aggravated murder, felonious assault, and forgery. He filed at least five prior Petitions for a Writ of Habeas Corpus under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

contesting this same conviction. See Cotten v. Marshall, No. 85-3925,

1986 WL 16893

(6th Cir. April 17,…