Greer v. Duckworth

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

SHARP, Chief Judge.

This cause comes before the Court on the petition for writ of habeas corpus of William Lee Greer, filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254.

The Petitioner was charged with the offense of murder in 1978, and upon that charge entered his plea of guilty to voluntary manslaughter pursuant to a plea agreement approved by the trial court. The Petitioner was subsequently sentenced to serve twenty-years’ imprisonment. Following his conviction, the Petitioner filed a post-conviction relief proceeding in the trial court, which held a hearing and entered judgment denying…