Keith A. Smith v. Michael Bowersox

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 01-3272 ___________ Keith A. Smith, * * Appellant, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * Western District of Missouri. Michael Bowersox, * * Appellee. * ___________ Submitted: June 10, 2002 Filed: November 29, 2002 ___________ Before RILEY, BEAM, and MELLOY, Circuit Judges. ___________ RILEY, Circuit Judge. After a jury trial in Missouri state court, Keith Smith (Smith) was convicted of committing a double murder. The jury sentenced Smith to life imprisonment for one of the murders, and the trial…