Armstrong v. Kemna

RILEY, Circuit Judge.

This case is before us for the third time. After William A. Armstrong (Armstrong) was convicted in Missouri state court of first-degree murder and various other charges, Armstrong filed an application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The district court denied Armstrong’s application, and this court remanded for the district court to consider Armstrong’s claims of ineffective assistance of counsel. See Armstrong v. Kemna, 365 F.3d 622, 630 (8th Cir.2004) (Armstrong I). The district court found Armstrong’s counsel acted reasonably and again denied…