Sylvester Hornbuckle v. Michael Groose

WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

Sylvester Hornbuckle appeals from the district court’s 2 denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition. We affirm.

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On February 1, 1986, Hornbuckle attacked and robbed Robert and Emily Sudhoff in a parking lot in a St. Louis suburb. On May 14, 1987, Hornbuckle was convicted of two counts of first-degree robbery, four counts of armed criminal action, and two counts of kidnapping. The Missouri Court of Appeals reversed his convictions on April 26, 1988. The Missouri Supreme Court granted transfer and affirmed Hornbuckle’s convictions on April 18, 1989. See State v. Hornbuckle,…