Fede v. Redington

EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI NORTHERN DIVISION GEORGE FEDE, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) Case No. 2:19-CV-00029-JAR ) DAN REDINGTON, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER This matter is before the Court on Petitioner George Fede’s Amended Petition under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

for Writ of Habeas Corpus. (Doc. 8). The Amended Petition is fully briefed and ready for disposition. For the reasons discussed below, the Amended Petition will be denied. I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND On January 28, 2013, a jury in Missouri state court convicted Petitioner of one count of first-degree statutory sodomy under…