Doyle J. Williams v. Donald Wyrick

Doyle James Williams, a state prisoner under sentence of death for capital murder, appeals from the district court’s 1 dismissal of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 for failure to exhaust available state remedies. For reversal, Williams argues that he satisfied the exhaustion requirement by filing motions to recall the mandate in the Missouri Supreme Court. Alternatively, Williams contends that even if he failed to exhaust state remedies, the district court should have entered a stay of execution and retained jurisdiction while litigation proceeded in…