Timothy Johnston v. Al Luebbers

288 F.3d 1048

Timothy JOHNSTON, Appellant,

v.

Al LUEBBERS, Appellee.

No. 01-1352.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Submitted: September 10, 2001.

Filed: May 1, 2002.

COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Michael J. Gorla, St. Louis, MO, argued (Christopher E. McGraugh, on the brief), for appellant.

Frank A. Jung, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, MO, argued, for appellee.

Before BOWMAN, HEANEY, and BYE, Circuit Judges.

BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.

1

Timothy Johnston appeals from the District Court's1 denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition for a writ of habeas corpus. We affirm.

I

2

Johnston was convicted of…