Bell v. Lewis

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI SOUTHEASTERN DIVISION KENNETH D. BELL, ) ) Petitioner, ) v. ) Case No. 1:20-cv-00032-SEP ) JASON LEWIS, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER Before the Court is Petitioner Kenneth D. Bell’s Petition under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody. Doc. [1]. For the reasons set forth below, the petition is denied. FACTS AND BACKGROUND The Missouri Court of Appeals described the pertinent facts as follows: Bell was charged with two counts of first-degree murder and one count of armed criminal action for the…