Edmonds v. Steele

NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION JULIUS L. EDMONDS, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) No. 4:17 CV 1652 DDN ) TROY STEELE, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM Before the court is the petition of Missouri state prisoner Julius L. Edmonds for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The parties have consented to the exercise of plenary authority by a United States Magistrate Judge under 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). For the reasons discussed below, the petition for a writ of habeas corpus is denied. BACKGROUND On January 9, 2015, petitioner Edmunds pled guilty to…