Burrell v. Jackson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION KWAME BURRELL, Petitioner, Case No. 20-10161 Honorable Laurie J. Michelson v. SHANE JACKSON, Respondent. OPINION AND ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS [1] In 2009, Kwame Burrell was charged with strangling Kiesha French to death. He eventually pled guilty to second-degree murder and is serving a sentence of up to 50 years in prison. In 2020, Burrell filed this pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The Warden argues that the petition should be dismissed because it was filed…