Pollard v. Payne

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION BYRON POLLARD-EL, JR., ) ) Petitioner, ) ) vs. ) Case No. 4:18-CV-590 SRW ) STANLEY PAYNE, ) ) Respondent(s). ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER This matter is before the Court on the Amended Petition of Byron Pollard-El, Jr. for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The State has filed a response and Petitioner replied. Both parties have consented to the exercise of plenary authority by a United States Magistrate Judge under 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). For the reasons set forth below, the petition for a writ of habeas corpus is…