Peterson v. Fletcher

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA MISSOULA DIVISION BRYCE EVERETT PETERSON, Cause No. CV 17-19-M-DLC Petitioner, vs. ORDER ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF MONTANA, et al., Respondents. I. Background This matter comes before the Court on remand from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Petitioner Peterson, represented by appointed counsel, is a state prisoner seeking a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Peterson pled guilty in Montana’s Twenty-First Judicial District Court, Ravalli County, to aggravated kidnapping, aggravated assault, assault with a…