Wright v. Minor

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION DALE M. WRIGHT, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) No. 4:17 CV 837 DDN ) DEAN MINOR, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM This action is before the Court upon the petition of Dale M. Wright for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Both parties have consented to the exercise of plenary authority by the undersigned United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). For the reasons set forth below, the petition for a writ of habeas corpus is denied. BACKGROUND In 2014, petitioner was convicted of first-degree…