Bonds v. Beale

REVISED MEMORANDUM OPINION

LEE, District Judge.

THIS MATTER is before the Court on Respondent’s Motion to Dismiss. The four primary issues presented in the instant action under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 are: (1) whether petitioner’s (“Bonds”) appellate counsel was ineffective for failing to raise federal and state speedy trial claims on direct appeal; (2) whether Bonds’ trial counsel was ineffective for failing to sufficiently cross-examine Bonds’ accuser; (3) whether the trial court erred in permitting evidence of Bonds’ prior conduct; and (4) whether the trial court erred in denying Bonds’ motion to…