Byrd v. Bolling

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA WESTERN DIVISION WILLIAM JODY BYRD, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) Case No. 7:19-cv-00199-MHH-HNJ v. ) ) WARDEN LEON BOLLING, et al, ) ) Respondents. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Petitioner William Jody Byrd, through counsel, filed a

28 U.S.C. § 2254

petition for writ of habeas corpus, asserting that he received ineffective assistance of trial and appellate counsel in connection with his state court conviction for murder. (Doc. 1). The Magistrate Judge filed a report in which he recommended that the Court deny Mr. Byrd’s ' 2254 petition. (Doc. 15).…