Hatfield v. Ballard

Memorandum Opinion and Order

I. Introduction

ROBERT C. CHAMBERS, District Judge.

Before the Court is Stephen Wesley Hatfield’s Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (ECF No. 1), Respondent’s Motions for Summary Judgment (ECF Nos. 7 and 19), and Petitioner’s Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 28). The Petitioner in this case seeks a writ of habeas corpus declaring his present incarceration to be in violation of federal law. Specifically, Mr. Hatfield contends that (A) he was not mentally competent at the time his original guilty plea was entered, (B) he was…