Crawford v. Hall

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI OXFORD DIVISION CHARLES RAY CRAWFORD PETITIONER v. Cause No. 3:17-CV-105-SA-DAS COMMISSIONER, MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS EARNEST LEE, SUPERINTENDENT, MISSISSIPPI STATE PENITENTIARY RESPONDENTS ORDER AND MEMORANDUM OPINION Petitioner, Charles Ray Crawford, an inmate in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, has filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus on his conviction of rape in the Circuit Court of Alcorn County and his resulting forty-six-year sentence. INTRODUCTION The present…