John C. Burns v. James A. Gammon

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 00-2903 ___________ John C. Burns, * * Appellant, * * v. * Appeal from the United States * District Court for the Western James Anthony Gammon, Jeremiah * District of Missouri. (Jay) Nixon, Attorney General, * Missouri, * * Appellee. * ___________ Submitted: April 11, 2001 Filed: August 14, 2001 ___________ Before BYE, and BEAM, Circuit Judges, and MELLOY,1 District Judge. ___________ BEAM, Circuit Judge. Missouri prisoner John Burns appeals the district court's denial of his

28 U.S.C. § 2254

petition for a writ of habeas…