Lamar McVay v. Gregory Hancock

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI SOUTHEASTERN DIVISION LAMAR MCVAY, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) Case No. 1:22-CV-00130-NCC v. ) ) GREGORY HANCOCK,1 ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER This matter is before the Court on Petitioner’s Amended Petition under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody (Doc. 27). Respondent has filed a Response (Doc. 30), and Petitioner has filed a Reply (Doc. 33). The parties have consented to the jurisdiction of the undersigned United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c) (Doc. 8). After reviewing…