A review of the publicly available documents in Woodell's previous criminal and civil actions reveals that after a first-degree murder conviction, he received a life sentence on June 4, 2002. Woodell v. Wenerowicz, Civ. A. No. 3:14-cv-1764, 2017 WL 2734429, at *1 (M.D. Pa. June 26, 2017); Docket, Commonwealth v. Woodell, CP-40-CR-2635-2001 (Luzerne Ct. Com. Pl.), available at https://ujsportal.pacourts.us/DocketSheets/CPReport.ashx?docketNumber=CP-40-CR-0002635-2001&dnh=RLuoGEIkjpN92TaPItxc7Q%3d%3d (last accessed Aug. 14, 2019).
A review of public dockets reflects that the Honorable John E. Jones III dismissed Woodell's petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. ยง 2254 as time-barred on June 26, 2017. See Docket, Woodell v. Wenerowicz, Civ. A. No. 14-1764 (M.D. Pa.), Doc. Nos. 30, 31. Woodell appealed from Judge Jones's dismissal and the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit denied Woodell's motion for a certificate of appealability in October 2017. See id., Doc. No. 38.