Bruce Kilgore v. Michael Bowersox

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT _____________ No. 96-2563EM _____________ Bruce Kilgore, * * Appellant, * * On Appeal from the United v. * States District Court * for the Eastern District * of Missouri. Michael Bowersox and * Jeremiah W. Nixon, * * Appellees. * __________ Submitted: June 9, 1997 Filed: September 8, 1997 ___________ Before RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Chief Judge, HENLEY, Senior Circuit Judge, and WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge. ___________ RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Chief Judge. Bruce Kilgore was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death. After the Missouri state…