Black v. Falkenrath

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI CENTRAL DIVISON BRENT BLACK Petitioner, v. Case No. 2:21-4207-NKL DORIS FALKENRATH, Respondent. ORDER Before the Court is Petitioner Brent Black’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Doc. 1. Mr. Black was convicted for child abuse in the first degree and murder in the second degree in Pulaski County, Missouri. While Mr. Black originally pursued four theories of habeas relief before this Court, the only one that remains is his claim that his lawyer in his state criminal trial was ineffective for failing to request a jury…