Samuel Hartman v. Dexter Payne

United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 19-3639 ___________________________ Samuel Hartman Plaintiff - Appellant v. Dexter Payne, Director Arkansas Department of Corrections Defendant - Appellee ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas - Ft. Smith ____________ Submitted: January 12, 2021 Filed: August 9, 2021 ____________ Before GRUENDER, BENTON, and STRAS, Circuit Judges. ____________ STRAS, Circuit Judge. Samuel Hartman has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, see 28 U.S.C. § 2254, in an…