Merrill Jacobs v. Dave Dormire

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 99-1109 ___________ Merrill Arnes Jacobs, * * Petitioner/Appellant, * * Appeal from the United States * District Court for the v. * Eastern District of Missouri. * Dave Dormire, * * Respondent/Appellee. ___________ Submitted: January 12, 2000 Filed: February 9, 2000 ___________ Before WOLLMAN, Chief Judge, MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD and MURPHY, Circuit Judges. ___________ MURPHY, Circuit Judge. Merrill Jacobs was convicted in Missouri of three counts of sale of a controlled substance and filed this petition for habeas relief.…