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JONES v. ARMONTROUT

No. 91-1853.

953 F.2d 404 (1992)

William A. JONES, Jr., Appellant, v. Bill ARMONTROUT, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided January 8, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Curtis Blood, Collinsville, Ill., argued, for appellant.

Frank Jung, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, Mo., argued, for appellee.

Before ARNOLD, Circuit Judge, BRIGHT, Senior Circuit Judge, and FAGG, Circuit Judge.

ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

This is a petition for habeas corpus filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 by William A. Jones, Jr., a prisoner in state custody. Jones claims that his federal rights were violated when a Missouri statute, enacted after his conviction, was not applied to reduce his sentence. The District Court1 disagreed with Jones's contention and dismissed his petition. We affirm.

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