Cartwright v. Phillips

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE NORTHEASTERN DIVISION WILLIAM FLOYD CARTWRIGHT ) #352873, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) NO. 2:20-cv-00055 v. ) ) SHAWN P. PHILLIPS, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION William Floyd Cartwright filed a pro se petition under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

for a writ of habeas corpus (Doc. No. 1), Respondent filed an Answer (Doc. No. 13), and Petitioner filed a Reply. (Doc. No. 14). For the following reasons, Petitioner is not entitled to relief under Section 2254 and this case will be dismissed. I. Procedural Background A Putnam County grand jury indicted…