John C. Burns v. James A. Gammon

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ______________ No. 97-3406WM ______________ John C. Burns, * * Appellant, * * On Appeal from the United v. * States District Court * for the Western District * of Missouri. James A. Gammon and Jeremiah (Jay) * Nixon, Attorney General, Missouri, * * Appellees. * ___________ Submitted: November 18, 1998 Filed: April 7, 1999 ___________ Before RICHARD S. ARNOLD, FAGG, and HALL,1 Circuit Judges. ___________ RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Circuit Judge. John C. Burns, a Missouri prisoner, brings this petition under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

for a writ of habeas…