Jermaine Lawson v. Dexter Payne, Director, Arkansas Division of Correction

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS CENTRAL DIVISION JERMAINE LAWSON * ADC #124484 * * Petitioner * v. * No. 4:25-cv-00926-JJV * DEXTER PAYNE, * Director, Arkansas Division of Correction * * Respondent * MEMORANDUM AND ORDER I. INTRODUCTION Petitioner Jermaine Lawson, an inmate at the Delta Regional Unit in Dermott, Arkansas, brings this Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2254

pro se. (Doc. No. 2 at 1.) He alleges that the circuit court abused its discretion by admitting certified copies of his prior convictions over his objection and despite…