Riley v. Payne

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS CENTRAL DIVISION EMMITT RILEY, * ADC #171270, * * Petitioner, * v. * No. 4:21-cv-00630-JJV * DEXTER PAYNE, Director, * Arkansas Division of Correction, * * Respondent. * MEMORANDUM AND ORDER I. INTRODUCTION AND FACTUAL BACKGROUND Petitioner Emmitt Riley, an inmate at the Cummins Unit of the Arkansas Division of Correction, brings this

28 U.S.C. § 2254

Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pro se. (Doc. No. 1.) On September 13, 2018, Mr. Riley was convicted by a jury in Drew County, Arkansas, of First-Degree Murder and Tampering with…