Rutherford v. Blair

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION JEREMY RUTHERFORD, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) Case No. 4:22 CV 110 RWS ) PAUL BLAIR, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER This case is before the Court on the petition of Jeremy Rutherford for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On October 6, 2016, a jury found Rutherford guilty of third-degree assault on a law enforcement officer and two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm. On December 7, 2016, the Circuit Court of St. Francois County sentenced Rutherford to one year’s incarceration for assault…