Besselaar v. Cochran (INMATE 3)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA NORTHERN DIVISION TRACY HOWARD BESSELAAR, ) # 135043, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) CIVIL ACTION NO. v. ) 2:21-CV-345-ECM-SRW ) [WO] SAM COCHRAN, et al., ) ) Respondents. ) RECOMMENDATION OF THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE I. INTRODUCTION This case is before the court on a petition for writ of habeas corpus under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

filed on May 3, 2021, by Tracy Howard Besselaar. Doc. 1. Besselaar is serving a life sentence for first-degree burglary imposed in 2007 by the Circuit Court of Baldwin County, Alabama (CC-1996-1943). When he filed his §…