Blackburn v. Griffith

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION GIORDANIO A. BLACKBURN, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) Case No. 4:17-cv-02182-AGF ) CINDY GRIFFITH, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER This matter is before the Court on the pro se petition of Missouri state prisoner Giordanio Blackburn for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner is an inmate in the Potosi Correctional Center.1 Petitioner was convicted of first-degree murder, kidnapping, child kidnapping, and three counts of armed criminal action in connection with the shooting…