Washington v. Marshall

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA SOUTHERN DIVISION BRANDON WASHINGTON, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) Case No. 2:18-cv-1091-ACA-GMB ) STEVE MARSHALL, et al., ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Petitioner Brandon Washington, a state prisoner serving a sentence of life without the possibility of parole, filed a

28 U.S.C. § 2254

petition for writ of habeas corpus, asserting that trial counsel provided ineffective assistance by failing to convey a favorable plea offer to Mr. Washington during his capital murder trial. The magistrate judge entered a report recommending…