Max v. Lawson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION BRENDON W. MAX, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) vs. ) Case No. 4:20-CV-379 SRW ) TERI LAWSON, ) ) Respondent(s). ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER This matter is before the Court on the Petition of Brendon W. Max for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (ECF No. 1). The State filed a response. Petitioner did not file a reply, and the time for doing so has passed. 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…