James Gibson v. Michael Bowersox

___________ No. 95-2144 ___________ James Gibson, * * Appellant, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * Eastern District of Missouri. Michael Bowersox, * * Appellee. * ___________ Submitted: December 15, 1995 Filed: March 11, 1996 ___________ Before MAGILL, BRIGHT, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges. ___________ MAGILL, Circuit Judge. James Gibson appeals the district court's1 denial of a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, arguing that the state failed to prove every element of his drug trafficking offense beyond a reasonable doubt because it tested an inadequate…