Davis, Jr. v. Payne

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION SCOTT M. DAVIS, JR., ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) Case No. 4:18-cv-01534-SEP ) STANLEY PAYNE, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER Before the Court is Petitioner Scott M. Davis, Jr.’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Doc. [1]. For the reasons set forth below, petition will be denied. I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND Petitioner is an inmate at the Eastern Reception, Diagnostic, and Correctional Center in Mineral Point, Missouri. A jury convicted Petitioner of first-degree assault,…