Thompson v. Steele

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION DEVARICK THOMPSON, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) ) v. ) Case No. 4:17-CV-00278-SPM ) TROY STEELE, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER This matter is before the undersigned on the petition of Missouri state prisoner Devarick Thompson (“Petitioner”) for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Doc. 1). The parties have consented to the jurisdiction of the undersigned United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c)(1). (Doc. 6). For the following reasons, the petition will be denied. I. FACTUAL…