Blount v. United States of America

MEMORANDUM OPINION

AMY BERMAN JACKSON, United States District Judge

This matter is before the Court on Carlton Blount’s Pro Se Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus and Attached Appendix Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 [ECF No. 1] and the government’s Motion to Dismiss Petitioner’s Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus [ECF No. 10]. Because petitioner had an effective means to pursue his claim of ineffective assistance of trial counsel, and his claim concerning appellate counsel is time barred, the government’s motion will be granted.

I. BACKGROUND

In the Superior Court of the District of Columbia,…