Crawford v. State of Mississippi

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI ABERDEEN DIVISION TEDRA CRAWFORD PETITIONER v. No. 1:18CV212-SA-RP STATE OF MISSISSIPPI RESPONDENT MEMORANDUM OPINION This matter comes before the court on the pro se petition of Tedra Crawford for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The State has moved to dismiss the petition as procedurally defaulted and for failure to exhaust state remedies. Crawford has responded to the motion, and the State has replied. The matter is ripe for resolution. For the reasons set forth below, the State’s motion to dismiss…