Burgess v. State of Missouri

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION COREY BURGESS, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) No. 4:20-cv-01447-NAB ) STATE OF MISSOURI, ) ) Respondent. ) OPINION, MEMORANDUM AND ORDER This matter comes before the Court on review of petitioner Corey Burgess’s petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Docket No. 1). For the reasons discussed below, the petition will be denied and dismissed for failure to exhaust state remedies. See 28 U.S.C. § 2254(b)(1)(A). Background Petitioner is a self-represented litigant who is currently incarcerated at the…