Townsend v. Mesmer

EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION WILLETTA TOWNSEND, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) vs. ) Case No. 2:19CV80 JCH ) ANGELA MESMER, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER This matter is before the Court on Missouri State prisoner Willetta Townsend’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 September 3, 2014, a jury in the Circuit Court of St. Louis City, Missouri, found Petitioner guilty of one count of robbery in the first degree and one count of armed criminal action. On October 24, 2014, Petitioner was…