Francis v. Meyer

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS JOHN F. FRANCIS, Petitioner, v. Case No. 21-3079-DDC CHANDLER CHEEKS, et al.,1 Respondents. ____________________________________ MEMORANDUM AND ORDER Petitioner John F. Francis has filed an Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

(Doc. 2). Mr. Francis challenges his state court conviction and sentence for first degree murder, asserting 13 grounds for relief. Generally, Mr. Francis challenges the Kansas trial court’s pretrial rulings, its evidentiary rulings at trial, and its jury instructions. Mr. Francis…