Johnnie King v. United States

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 09-2212 ___________ Johnnie King, * * Petitioner-Appellant, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * Eastern District of Missouri. United States of America, * * Respondent-Appellee. * ___________ Submitted: January 12, 2010 Filed: February 23, 2010 ___________ Before MURPHY and BYE, Circuit Judges, and STROM,1 District Judge. ___________ MURPHY, Circuit Judge. Before the court is Johnnie King's appeal from the denial of his motion to vacate his sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. After King pled…