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BROWN v. ARMONTROUT

No. 87-2053.

853 F.2d 624 (1988)

John BROWN, Appellant, v. Bill ARMONTROUT, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided August 10, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Springfield Baldwin, St. Louis, Mo., for appellant.

Stephen D. Hawke, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, Mo., for appellee.

Before MAGILL, Circuit Judge, BRIGHT, Senior Circuit Judge, and NICHOL, Senior District Judge.

BRIGHT, Senior Circuit Judge.

Appellant John Brown appeals the district court's dismissal of his habeas corpus petition for failure to exhaust available state remedies. Because, in the interim, the Missouri Supreme Court indicated that the state courts will afford Brown no further relief, we reverse the district court's determination as to exhaustion and remand for further proceedings.

I. BACKGROUND

Brown pled guilty to the capital murder of his...

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