Jerry Lynn Jones v. Paul Caspari

FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Jerry Lynn Jones appeals the district court’s 1 order denying his petition for writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. We affirm.

The facts giving rise to Jones’ conviction are fully set forth in the decision of the Missouri Court of Appeals; 2 we summarize only the facts pertinent to this appeal. In the early morning of October 1, 1982, a female jogger was approached by a man later identified as Jones, thrown to the ground and threatened with a sharp object at her back. She was then dragged across the street, tied up and forced into the…