Joseph v. Buckner

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION GEORGE EDWIN JOSEPH, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) Case No. 4:19-CV-03232-AGF ) MICHELE BUCKNER, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER This matter is before the Court on the pro se petition of Missouri state prisoner George E. Joseph for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. In July 2015, Petitioner was convicted by a jury of two counts of first-degree murder, and one count of armed criminal action. Petitioner was sentenced to life without parole for both counts of first-degree murder and…