Rommel Amos v. Joe Thornton

REVISED July 14, 2011 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT States Court of Appeals United Fifth Circuit FILED July 7, 2011 No. 09-60778 Lyle W. Cayce Clerk ROMMEL A. AMOS Petitioner–Appellant v. JOE THORNTON Respondent–Appellee Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi Before HIGGINBOTHAM, OWEN, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: Rommel A. Amos, a prisoner in the custody of the state of Mississippi, appeals the district court’s dismissal of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Amos contends…