Edward K. Shigemura v. Michael T. Groose

LOKEN, Circuit Judge.

Missouri inmate Edward Shigemura, convicted as a prior and persistent offender, is serving a twenty-year prison sentence for receiving stolen property and hindering prosecution. Shigemura appeals the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. He raises one issue on appeal, namely, that the district court1 erred in denying as procedurally barred his claim of ineffective assistance of trial counsel. We affirm.

Prior to trial, Shigemura filed a pro se motion for appointment of new counsel, complaining that appointed trial counsel was not attending to Shigemura’s…