Harshaw v. Lee (PSLC1)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE RONNIE LAMONT HARSHAW, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) No.: 3:17-CV-479-TAV-DCP ) WARDEN BERT BOYD, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION This civil case is before the Court on Petitioner’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2254

[Doc. 1]. Petitioner is challenging his guilty plea as “unlawfully induced . . . or . . . involuntarily entered,” asserting that his counsel was ineffective and that his sentence was unconstitutional1 [Doc. 1, 7]. Respondent filed a response in opposition to the petition [Doc. 49] and…