Vincent D. Newman v. Clay Stanton

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI NORTHERN DIVISION VINCENT D. NEWMAN, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) ) v. ) Case No. 2:23-CV-00045-SPM ) CLAY STANTON, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION This matter is before the undersigned on the amended petition of Missouri state prisoner Vincent D. Newman (“Petitioner”) for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2254

(Doc. 4) and Petitioner’s Motion for Evidentiary Hearing (Doc. 20). The parties have consented to the jurisdiction of the undersigned United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c)(1). (Doc. 9). For the…