Edmond (ID 42554) v. Butler

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS LARRY EDMOND, Petitioner, v. CASE NO. 20-3248-SAC JEFF BUTLER, Warden, El Dorado Correctional Facility, Respondent. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER This matter is a petition for habeas corpus filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner challenges his convictions of attempted second-degree murder, aggravated kidnapping, aggravated battery, and robbery, alleging he was denied a fair trial by ineffective assistance of counsel, the exclusion of evidence allegedly showing racial bias in the jury, and insufficiency of the evidence. The court has…