John Sexton v. Mike Kemna

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 00-2764 ___________ John Sexton, * * Petitioner - Appellant, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * Western District of Missouri. Mike Kemna, * * Respondent - Appellee. * ___________ Submitted: September 12, 2001 Filed: January 29, 2002 (Corrected 2/6/02) ___________ Before LOKEN, RICHARD S. ARNOLD, and FAGG, Circuit Judges. ___________ LOKEN, Circuit Judge. Missouri inmate John Sexton appeals the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Sexton argues that the state courts violated North…