Roland Davis v. Anthony Gammon

Roland Davis was sentenced to fifteen years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder, first-degree robbery, and second-degree burglary. Davis filed a postconviction motion that the state trial court deemed untimely, and the Missouri Court of Appeals affirmed Davis’s convictions and sentence. Davis then petitioned the federal district court * for habeas relief. The district court denied relief, concluding Davis’s habeas claims of ineffective assistance of counsel and a coerced guilty plea were barred by procedural default because Davis did not present those claims for review in…