Carroll v. Payne

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION ANTHONY CARROLL, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) No. 4:18-cv-1945-RWS ) STANLEY PAYNE, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER This case is before me on Petitioner Anthony Carroll’s application for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Carroll raises two grounds for relief. First, he argues that the state trial court erred by failing to sua sponte excuse a juror. Second, he argues that the imposition of a 160-year prison sentence violated the Eighth Amendment because it was grossly disproportionate to his crimes and…