BUTTOLPH v. ADAMS

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA STEVEN CARL BUTTOLPH, : Petitioner, : : 1:18-cv-2370 v. : : Hon. John E. Jones III MELINDA ADAMS, et al., : Respondents. : MEMORANDUM September 10, 2020 Petitioner Steven Carl Buttolph (“Petitioner” or “Buttolph”) filed the instant petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2254

(Doc. 4), accompanied by exhibits (Doc. 4-1 through 4-10) and a memorandum of law (Doc. 4-11). Buttolph is seeking relief from his plea of guilty to one count of murder in the third degree and sentence of ten to twenty years…