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JEFFERS v. SARGENT

No. 87-1226.

842 F.2d 1008 (1988)

Donald R. JEFFERS, Appellant, v. Willis SARGENT, Warden, Cummins Unit, Arkansas Department of Correction, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided March 22, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter G. Wright, Jr., Little Rock, Ark., for appellant.

Jack Gillean, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, Ark., for appellee.

Before BOWMAN, WRIGHT and MAGILL, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

In his second petition for habeas corpus relief, Jeffers argues that his state sentences for first degree murder and aggravated robbery constitute double jeopardy in violation of the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution. His arguments do not fall on deaf ears but on the wrong ears. The district court1 denied relief. Because we conclude Jeffers' claim should be submitted to a state court, we dismiss his petition...

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