WILLIAMS v. ARMONTROUT

No. 87-2133.

855 F.2d 578 (1988)

Terry Lynn WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. Bill ARMONTROUT, Warden, Missouri State Penitentiary, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided August 29, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory S. Kitterman, Little Rock, Ark., for appellant.

J. Brent Standridge, Little Rock, Ark., for appellee.

Before WOLLMAN and BEAM, Circuit Judges, and SNEED, Senior Circuit Judge.


WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

Terry Lynn Williams appeals the district court's1 dismissal of his latest petition for habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (1987). Williams contends that the district court improperly exercised its authority in dismissing the petition under Rule 9(b) of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases in the United States District Courts (1987), because his two earlier habeas petitions were not decided on the merits...

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