Albert Pierson v. Dave Dormire

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 06-2545 ___________ Albert L. Pierson, * * Petitioner - Appellant, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the Eastern * District of Missouri. Dave Dormire, * * Respondent - Appellee. * * * ___________ Submitted: January 8, 2007 Filed: April 4, 2007 ___________ Before WOLLMAN, BEAM, and MELLOY, Circuit Judges. ___________ MELLOY, Circuit Judge. Albert Pierson appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Pierson argues that the district court…