DUNN v. WYRICK

No. 81-2429.

679 F.2d 731 (1982)

Michael DUNN, Appellant, v. Donald WYRICK, Warden, Missouri Penitentiary, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided June 1, 1982.

Rehearing Denied July 7, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Ashcroft, Atty. Gen., Lew A. Kollias, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, Mo., for appellee.

David S. Delugas, Coburn, Croft & Putzell, St. Louis, Mo., for appellant.

Before FLOYD R. GIBSON and STEPHENSON, Senior Circuit Judges, and BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.


BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.

Michael Dunn appeals from the district court's1 denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Dunn argues that the district court should have held an evidentiary hearing before denying his petition. We affirm.

Dunn is currently in the Missouri state penitentiary serving two concurrent life sentences for murder. He now claims that his guilty pleas to first- and second...

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