Barton v. Jennings

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION ANTOINE D. BARTON, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) vs. ) Case No. 4:19 CV 240 JMB ) RICHARD JENNINGS, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER This matter is before the Court of the petition of Antoine D. Barton for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The parties have consented to the jurisdiction of the undersigned United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). I. Procedural Background Petitioner Antoine D. Barton is presently incarcerated at the Potosi Correctional Center, pursuant to the judgment and…