French v. Payne

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS CENTRAL DIVISION WILLIAM HEATH FRENCH, * ADC #652854, * * Petitioner, * v. * No. 4:22-cv-00531-JJV * DEXTER PAYNE, Director, * Arkansas Division of Correction, * * Respondent. * MEMORANDUM AND ORDER I. INTRODUCTION AND FACTUAL BACKGROUND Petitioner William Heath French, an inmate at the East Arkansas Regional Unit of the Arkansas Division of Correction, brings this

28 U.S.C. § 2254

Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pro se. (Doc. No. 2.) Mr. French was convicted by a jury in the Circuit Court of Sebastian County, Arkansas, of one…