Keith Stanley Young v. Bill Armontrout, Warden

ROSS, Circuit Judge.

Keith Young appeals from the dismissal of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. We vacate the dismissal and remand for further proceedings.

FACTS

Young is presently incarcerated in the Missouri State Penitentiary. He is serving prison sentences totaling forty-four years for convictions rendered in two separate jury trials on counts of rape, sodomy, felonious restraint, and stealing. His convictions were affirmed on direct appeal. State v. Young, 643 S.W.2d 28 (Mo.App. 1982); State v. Young, 661 S.W.2d 637 (Mo.App.1983).

Without the aid of counsel, Young submitted a habeas…