James Eric Mansfield v. David Dormire

202 F.3d 1018 (8th Cir. 2000)

James Eric Mansfield, Appellant,

v.

David Dormire, Appellee.

No. 98-1486

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

Submitted: September 15, 1999

Filed: February 4, 2000

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.

Before BEAM, HEANEY, and FAGG, Circuit Judges.

BEAM, Circuit Judge.

1

James Eric Mansfield appeals the denial of his petition for habeas corpus relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

2

Mansfield was convicted in Missouri state court of first-degree murder and armed criminal action for the stabbing…