Phares v. Norman

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION HOMER PHARES, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) vs. ) Case No. 4:19-CV-684 SRW ) JEFF NORMAN, ) ) Respondent(s). ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER This matter is before the Court on the Petition of Homer Phares for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The State has filed a response and Petitioner replied. Both parties 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 for a writ of habeas corpus is denied. I. BACKGROUND…