Legal Opinion
Rodney Clay Evans v. Allen Luebbers, Superintendent, Potosi Correctional Center
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 6, 2004No. 03-1900PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.
Rodney Clay Evans was convicted of first-degree murder in Missouri and was sentenced to life in prison for killing his estranged wife, Sheilah, by drowning her in the family pool. After he exhausted his state appellate and post-conviction remedies, he filed this 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (2000) habeas corpus petition by which he sought to have his conviction vacated. The District Court 1 denied the petition but granted a certificate of appealability, which wa enlarged. We affirm.
In his appeal, Evans raises five issues for our consideration. Our review of these claims is governed…
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