Blacksmith v. Mays

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE NASHVILLE DIVISION DOYALE M. BLACKSMITH, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) Case No. 3:20-cv-00036 ) Judge Trauger TONY MAYS, Warden, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER I. Introduction Doyale Blacksmith, an inmate of the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution (RMSI) in Nashville, Tennessee, filed a pro se Petition for the Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2254

(Doc. No. 1) and was granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis in this court. (Doc. No. 6.) In 2014, the petitioner was convicted by a jury in Davidson County…