MAGILL, Circuit Judge.
The State of Missouri appeals the district court's grant of Jerry Reginald Poe's petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (1993). Because we find that Poe did not present a claim upon which relief could be granted, we reverse.
I. BACKGROUND
On December 6, 1991, while Poe was serving time for escape from confinement at the Missouri state Jefferson City Correctional Center, the prosecuting attorney...
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