Strosnider v. Steele

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION DOUGLAS L. STROSNIDER, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) No. 4:17-cv-01508 JAR ) TROY STEELE, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER This matter is before the Court on Petitioner Douglas L. Strosnider (“Petitioner”)’s pro se Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Doc. No. 1). The State responded (Doc. No. 8), and Petitioner filed a traverse (Doc. No. 12). For the following reasons, Petitioner’s petition is DENIED and this action is DISMISSED. I. Background Following a jury trial on August 7, 2013,…