Hein Quoc Thai v. Terry Mapes

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ________________ No. 04-1857 ________________ Hein Quoc Thai, * * Appellant, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * Southern District of Iowa. Terry Mapes, * * [PUBLISHED] Appellee. * ________________ Submitted: December 13, 2004 Filed: June 21, 2005 ________________ Before BYE, HANSEN, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges. ________________ HANSEN, Circuit Judge. An Iowa state court jury convicted Hein Quoc Thai of second degree murder and terrorism, and the court sentenced Thai to 50 years of imprisonment. After failing…