Legal Opinion

Allen Wayne Schofield v. Scotty Schaffer, et al.

District Court, M.D. Alabama

Decided September 21, 2026No. 2:23-cv-00322Unknown

1Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA NORTHERN DIVISION ALLEN WAYNE SCHOFIELD, ) #118173, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) Case No. 2:23-CV-322-RAH-SMD ) SCOTTY SCHAFFER, et al., ) ) Respondents. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER INTRODUCTION This case is before the Court on a pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

(doc. 1) filed by Alabama state inmate Allen Wayne Schofield. Schofield asserts the following in his petition – Ground I: his right to due process was violated during trial when Investigator Kleitsch presented “speculation/hearsay…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  3. O'Sullivan v. BoerckelSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  4. United States v. FradySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  5. Picard v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1971

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