Blaine Eugene Johnson v. William Armontrout

OREN HARRIS, Senior District Judge.

Blaine Johnson appeals the District Court’s 2 denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. We affirm.

On June 7, 1985, Johnson was convicted by a jury of forcible rape and stealing from a person. He was sentenced to consecutive prison terms of thirty-six and seven years on both convictions respectively. The Missouri Court of Appeals affirmed the convictions in State v. Johnson, 714 S.W.2d 891 (Mo.App.1986). Johnson then filed for state post-conviction relief under Missouri Supreme Court Rule 27.26. The trial court’s denial of Johnson’s 27.26 motion was…