Woodward v. Adams

EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION DENNIS R. WOODWARD, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) vs. ) Case No. 4:20CV1600 RHH ) RICHARD ADAMS1, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER This matter is before the Court on Missouri State prisoner Dennis R. Woodward’s pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The petition is fully briefed and ready for disposition. On July 18, 2014, a jury in the Circuit Court of Phelps County, Missouri, found Petitioner guilty of one count of first degree murder, one count of first degree robbery, two counts of armed criminal action, and one…