MASON v. WETZEL

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA LENWOOD MASON, CIVIL ACTION Petitioner, v. JOHN WETZEL, et al., NO. 17-3759 Respondents. MEMORANDUM OPINION Before the Court is Lenwood Mason’s Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Upon referral, the Magistrate Judge issued a Report and Recommendation to which Mason has filed counseled objections. After de novo review, the Court will deny relief as to Mason’s claims challenging his first-degree murder conviction.1 I. BACKGROUND In 1994, Mason stabbed his girlfriend, Iona Jeffries, to death. Two…