Braxton v. State of Tennessee

\UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE NASHVILLE DIVISION FREDERICK E. BRAXTON, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) NO. 3:20-cv-00251 ) STATE OF TENNESSEE, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Frederick E. Braxton filed a pro se petition for the writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, asserting four claims. (Doc. No. 1). Respondent filed a Motion to Dismiss the Petition as untimely (Doc. No. 10), and Petitioner filed a Response (Doc. No. 21). For the following reasons, one claim is not cognizable, three are untimely and not subject to an equitable exception, and this action…