Richardson v. Payne

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION JEFFERY S. RICHARDSON, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Case No. 4:19-cv-2364-SNLJ ) STANLEY PAYNE, ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER This case is a petition under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

for writ of habeas corpus. Petitioner Jeffery S. Richardson is an inmate at the Eastern Reception Diagnostic Correctional Center in Bonne Terre, Missouri. In 2013, Richardson was convicted by a jury on one count of first-degree assault, in violation of Section 565.050 RSMo, and one count of armed criminal action, in violation of Section 571.015…