White v. Buckner

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION DONALD WHITE, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) No. 4:20 CV 351 DDN ) MICHELLE BUCKNER, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Before the Court is the petition of Missouri state prisoner Donald White for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Both petitioner and respondent 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 is denied. BACKGROUND The underlying convictions Petitioner White was convicted in…