Legal Opinion

Westmoreland v. State of Mississippi

District Court, N.D. Mississippi

Decided August 13, 2025No. 3:23-cv-00279Unknown

1Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI OXFORD DIVISION SHERRY WESTMORELAND PETITIONER v. No. 3:23CV279-MPM-JMV STATE OF MISSISSIPPI RESPONDENT MEMORANDUM OPINION This matter comes before the court on the pro se petition of Sherry Westmoreland for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The State has responded to the petition; the petitioner has not replied, and the deadline to do so has expired. For the reasons set forth below, the instant petition for writ of habeas corpus will be dismissed. Habeas Corpus Relief Under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

The writ of…

2Cases cited46 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Harrington v. RichterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
  4. Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  5. O'Sullivan v. BoerckelSupreme Court of the United States · 1999

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