Melvin Thomas v. Michael Groose

LOKEN, Circuit Judge.

Melvin Thomas appeals the district court’s 1 dismissal of his petition for habeas corpus. Thomas claims that he was denied effective assistance of counsel because his attorney failed to challenge the sufficiency of the evidence of his manslaughter convietion, failed to challenge the sufficiency of his indictment for attempted forcible rape, and failed to object to the prosecutor’s closing argument. We affirm.

Thomas was convicted in Missouri state court of manslaughter, first degree assault, attempted forcible rape and two counts of first degree robbery after he and two…