Ronald W. Holcomb v. David Ballard, Warden

STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS Ronald W. Holcomb, FILED Petitioner Below, Petitioner October 23, 2017 RORY L. PERRY II, CLERK vs) No. 16-1176 (Mercer County 12-C-118) SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS OF WEST VIRGINIA David Ballard, Warden, Mt. Olive Correctional Complex, Respondent Below, Respondent MEMORANDUM DECISION Petitioner Ronald W. Holcomb, by counsel Edward L. Bullman, appeals the Circuit Court of Mercer County’s October 6, 2015, order denying his amended petition for writ of habeas corpus. Respondent David Ballard, Warden, by counsel David A. Stackpole, filed a response.1…