Long v. Warden, Pickaway Correctional Institution

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO WESTERN DIVISION AT CINCINNATI JOHN WILLIAM LONG, Petitioner, : Case No. 1:23-cv-714 - vs - District Judge Matthew W. McFarland Magistrate Judge Michael R. Merz WARDEN, Pickaway Correctional Institution, : Respondent. REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS This is a habeas corpus case, filed pro se by Petitioner John William Long pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2254

to obtain relief from his conviction for murder in the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas. Relevant pleadings are the Amended Petition (ECF No. 15), the State Court Record (ECF…