Crocker v. Buckner

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION JAMES R. CROCKER, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) vs. ) Case No. 4:20-CV-1417 PLC ) MICHELE BUCKNER, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER This matter is before the Court on Missouri state prisoner James Crocker’s pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (“AEDPA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2254. [ECF No. 1] Petitioner seeks relief from a state court conviction and sentence entered after a jury trial, raising nineteen grounds for relief. [ECF No. 1] Respondent Michele Buckner…