Murray v. Steele

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION LANCE MURRAY, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) No. 4:17 CV 2425 DDN ) TROY STEELE, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM This matter is before the Court upon the petition of Missouri state prisoner Lance Murray for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. 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 petition for a writ of habeas corpus is denied. BACKGROUND On October 23, 2013, in the Circuit Court of the…