Roberts v. Lewis

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI SOUTHERN DIVISION EZELL ROBERTS, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) vs. ) Case No. 1:17-CV-214 JAR ) BILL STANGE1, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER This matter is before the Court on the Petition of Ezell Roberts for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (ECF No. 9). The State has filed a response. (ECF No. 24). Petitioner filed a traverse. (ECF No. 32). For the reasons set forth below, the petition for a writ of habeas corpus is denied. I. BACKGROUND Petitioner is currently incarcerated at Southeast Correctional Center in Charleston,…