King v. Payne

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI ST. JOSPEH DIVISION TONY RAY KING, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) vs. ) Case No. 19-00015-CV-SJODS ) STANLEY PAYNE, Warden, ) Eastern Reception, Diagnostic, and ) Correctional Center, ) ) Respondent. ) ORDER AND OPINION (1) DENYING PETITIONER’S AMENDED PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS, (2) DECLINING TO ISSUE A CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY, AND (3) DISMISSING MATTER WITH PREJUDICE Pending is Petitioner Tony Ray King’s Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Doc. #3. For the following reasons,…