Phillips v. Perry

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE COLUMBIA DIVISION WILLIAM PHILLIPS, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) NO. 1:19-cv-00038 ) ARVIL CHAPMAN, Warden, ) JUDGE CAMPBELL ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Petitioner William Phillips, a state inmate proceeding pro se, has filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

(Doc. No. 1), challenging the legality of his October 2014 conviction in the Circuit Court of Giles County, Tennessee. Respondent has filed the record of proceedings in state court (Doc. No. 20)1 and an Answer to the Petition (Doc. No.…