SMITH v. JONES

No. 89-2714.

923 F.2d 588 (1991)

Jessie SMITH, Appellant, v. Jimmie JONES, Superintendent, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided January 10, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph L. Walsh, III, St. Louis, Mo., for appellant.

Stephen D. Hawke, Jefferson City, Mo., for appellee.

Before FAGG, and BEAM, Circuit Judges, and ROY, District Judge.


BEAM, Circuit Judge.

Jessie Smith appeals from the district court's denial of his request for the issuance of a writ of habeas corpus. See 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (1988). He contends that the district court erred in finding that all fourteen of his claims were procedurally barred and in dismissing his petition without an evidentiary hearing. We affirm. The district court correctly found that Smith defaulted on thirteen of his claims. Additionally, we find that...

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