Hernandez v. Genovese

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE NASHVILLE DIVISION CHRISTOPHER N. HERNANDEZ, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) No. 3:21-cv-00584 v. ) ) JUDGE RICHARDSON KEVIN GENOVESE, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Christopher Hernandez, an inmate of the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville, Tennessee, filed a pro se Petition for a writ of habeas corpus under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

challenging his 2017 convictions and sentence for rape of a child, aggravated battery, and solicitation of a minor. (Doc. No. 1.) The Respondent, Warden Kevin Genovese, filed the state court record (Doc. Nos.…