Nelson v. Payne

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION PATRICK NELSON, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) No. 4:18-CV-00994 JAR ) STAN PAYNE, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER Petitioner Patrick Nelson (“Nelson”) filed a pro se Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2254

raising fifteen claims for relief. (Doc. No. 1). Thereafter Nelson filed a First Amended Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus. (Doc. No. 17). The State responded (Doc. No. 22), and Nelson filed a traverse (Doc. No. 29). The matter is therefore fully briefed and ready for disposition. For the…