Michael Clark v. Paul Caspari

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 00-1844 ___________ Michael A. Clark, * * Appellant, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * Eastern District of Missouri. Paul D. Caspari, * * Appellee. * ___________ Submitted: March 15, 2001 Filed: November 28, 2001 ___________ Before HANSEN and HEANEY, Circuit Judges, and BATTEY1, District Judge. ___________ HEANEY, Circuit Judge. Michael A. Clark appeals the district court’s2 denial of his Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. The primary question presented on appeal is whether the state trial 1…