Carson v. Cain

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI NORTHERN DIVISION PHILLIP JAMES CARSON PETITIONER VERSUS CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:23-CV-178-DPJ-RPM BURL CAIN et al RESPONDENTS REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS Before the Court is Petitioner Phillip James Carson’s (“Carson”) Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed under

28 U.S.C. § 2254.1

Doc. [1]. Carson is currently an inmate at the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility. Doc. [59]. He was convicted for possession of a controlled substance and sentenced to 20 years, with ten years to serve, ten years suspended, and five years of…