O'Neal v. Bowersox

EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION ANTHONY O’NEAL, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) vs. ) Case No. 4:16-cv-01063-JAR ) MICHAEL BOWERSOX, ) ) Defendants. ) ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER This matter is before the Court on Petitioner Anthony O’Neal’s Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Doc. 1.) The government responded (Doc. 9), and Petitioner replied (Doc. 14). For the following reasons, Petitioner’s petition is DENIED and this action is DISMISSED with prejudice. Introduction and Background Petitioner is currently serving a life sentence for the second-degree murder of his…