Donelson v. Steele

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION RODNEY L. DONELSON, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) Case No. 4:16-cv-00637-AGF ) TROY STEELE, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER This matter is before the Court on the pro se petition of Missouri state prisoner Rodney L. Donelson for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On May 6, 2010, Petitioner was convicted by a jury of two counts of first-degree murder.1 Petitioner was sentenced to consecutive terms of life imprisonment without parole. In his federal habeas petition, Petitioner raises…