George Gilbert Hill, III v. Warden Shelbie Smith

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION GEORGE GILBERT HILL, III, CASE NO. 4:25-cv-1408 Petitioner, DISTRICT JUDGE J. PHILIP CALABRESE vs. MAGISTRATE JUDGE WARDEN SHELBIE SMITH, JAMES E. GRIMES JR. Respondent. REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION George Gilbert Hill, III, filed a pro se Petition under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

for a Writ of Habeas Corpus. Doc. 1. Hill is currently in custody at the Belmont Correctional Institution serving a sentence of imprisonment of 15 years to life imposed by the Mahoning County Court of Common Pleas in State v. Hill, Case No. 20cr757. The…