Edwards v. State of South Carolina

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA Cleophas Edwards, #353561, ) C/A No. 4:25-7959-RMG-TER aka Cleophus Edwards, Jr., ) Petitioner, ) ) vs. ) ) Report and Recommendation Warden, Ridgeland Correctional Institution, ) Respondent. ) ____________________________________________ Petitioner, a state prisoner, proceeding pro se, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. This matter is before the court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b) and Local Civil Rule 73.02(B) (2)(c) DSC. Having reviewed the petition in accordance with applicable law, the court…