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POWELL v. WYRICK

No. 81-1154.

657 F.2d 222 (1981)

Melvin POWELL, Appellant, v. Donald W. WYRICK, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided August 26, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick Lysaught, Kansas City, Mo., for appellant.

John Ashcroft, Atty. Gen., Michael Elbein, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, Mo., for appellee.

Before ROSS, Circuit Judge, GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge, and ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

ROSS, Circuit Judge.

Melvin Powell, a Missouri state prisoner, appeals from an order of the district court dismissing his habeas corpus petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 for failure to exhaust available state remedies. We reverse the judgment of the district court and remand for further proceedings on the merits.1

Petitioner Powell was convicted of robbery in the first degree in the circuit court of Jackson County, Missouri...

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