State ex rel. Francis v. McElwain

STEPHEN N. LIMBAUGH, JR., Judge.

Relator, Lee S. Francis, is an inmate in the Missouri Department of Corrections facility in DeKalb County, having been convicted in the Circuit Court of Jackson County of first degree murder and armed criminal action and sentenced to consecutive life terms. With the representation of the Office of the Missouri State Public Defender [OSPD], Francis attempted to file a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the Circuit Court of DeKalb County, in forma pauperis, challenging his convictions and sentences. However, Respondent, relying on the filing fee requirements…