Underwood v. Estes (INMATE 3)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA NORTHERN DIVISION JOHN UNDERWOOD, # 167873, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) CIVIL ACTION NO. v. ) 2:18-cv-891-MHT-CSC ) (WO) DEWAYNE ESTES, et al., ) ) Respondents. ) RECOMMENDATION OF THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE Before the Court is a petition for writ of habeas corpus under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

filed on October 11, 2018, by John Underwood, an Alabama inmate proceeding pro se. Doc. 1.1 Underwood challenges his 2000 Autauga County convictions for first-degree robbery and first-degree theft of property. For the reasons discussed below, the Court…