Loggins v. Lewis

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION VERNELL J. LOGGINS, JR., ) ) Petitioner, ) ) vs. ) Case No. 1:18CV00082 ERW ) JASON LEWIS, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER This matter is before the Court on Petitioner Vernell J. Loggins Jr.’s Pro Se Petition under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody [1]. I. BACKGROUND Petitioner Vernell J. Loggins, Jr., (“Petitioner”) was convicted by jury of one count of first-degree murder. Petitioner was sentenced to life imprisonment without probation or parole by the Franklin County…