Johnson v. Stange

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI SOUTHEASTERN DIVISION JOEVALIS JOHNSON, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Case No. 1:22-cv-00098-SRC ) BILL STANGE, ) ) Defendant. ) Memorandum and Order Shortly after robbing two men at gunpoint, police found Petitioner Joevalis Johnson with his victims’ possessions. One of the victims identified Johnson at a show-up identification, and later in a photo lineup. A jury convicted Johnson of two counts of first-degree robbery and two counts of armed criminal action. Johnson filed for post-conviction relief in state court, arguing that he was…