Robert William Kerns v. John Ault

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 04-1195 ___________ Robert William Kerns, * * Appellant, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the Southern * District of Iowa. John Ault, Warden, * * Appellee. * ___________ Submitted: November 16, 2004 Filed: May 17, 2005 ___________ Before SMITH, BEAM, and BENTON, Circuit Judges. ___________ BEAM, Circuit Judge. In this habeas corpus case, Robert Kerns appeals the district court's dismissal of his

28 U.S.C. § 2254

petition. Because we agree that his claim is procedurally defaulted, we affirm. I.…