Milton Rene Couch v. Myrna Trickey, Superintendent

892 F.2d 1338

Milton Rene COUCH, Appellant,

v.

Myrna TRICKEY, Superintendent, Appellee.

No. 88-1925.

United States Court of Appeals,

Eighth Circuit.

Submitted Sept. 12, 1989.

Decided Dec. 28, 1989.

Dorian Amon, St. Louis, Mo., for appellant.

Patrick L. King, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, Mo., for appellee.

Before LAY, Chief Judge, and BOWMAN and MAGILL, Circuit Judges.

MAGILL, Circuit Judge.

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Milton Rene Couch appeals in forma pauperis the district court's1 dismissal of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (1966). Couch contends that the district court erred in concluding…