Smith v. McBee

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI NORTHERN DIVISION NATASHA R. SMITH, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) ) v. ) Case No. 2:20-CV-13-RHH ) CHRIS MCBEE, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER This matter is before the Court on the Petition of Natasha Rae Smith (“Petitioner”) for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (ECF No. 1.) The State has filed a response. (ECF No. 12.) 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. 19.) For the reasons that follow, the petition will be…