Abernathy v. Adams

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION RANDALL ABERNATHY, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) ) v. ) Case No. 4:24-CV-01286-SPM ) RICHARD ADAMS, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION This matter is before the Court on the petition of Missouri state prisoner Randall Abernathy (“Petitioner”) for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2254

(ECF No. 1) and Petitioner’s Motion for Request for an Evidentiary Hearing (ECF No. 5). The parties have consented to the jurisdiction of the undersigned United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c)(1). ECF No. 17.…