McKnight v. Warden

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA SOUTH BEND DIVISION FREDDIE L. MCKNIGHT III, Petitioner, v. CAUSE NO. 3:14-CV-625-JD-MGG WARDEN, Respondent. OPINION AND ORDER Freddie L. McKnight, a prisoner without a lawyer, filed an amended habeas corpus petition under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

to challenge his conviction for cocaine dealing under Case No. 20C01-606-FA-49. ECF 1. Following a jury trial, on December 7, 2006, the Elkhart Circuit Court sentenced him to forty-eight years of incarceration. BACKGROUND In deciding this habeas petition, the court must presume the facts set forth by…