Howell v. Lebo

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE AT GREENEVILLE KAREN HOWELL, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) No. 2:18-CV-00109-JRG-CRW ) JOHNNY FITZ, Warden, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION This matter is before the Court on Petitioner Karen Howell’s Second Amended Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

[Doc. 34], the State of Tennessee’s Answer [Doc. 36], and Ms. Howell’s Reply [Doc. 40]. For the reasons herein, the Court will deny Ms. Howell’s petition. I. BACKGROUND In 1998, Ms. Howell pleaded guilty in Greene County Criminal Court to three counts of felony…