MILLER v. LOCK

No. 96-1574.

108 F.3d 868 (1997)

Thomas MILLER, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Kelly LOCK; Jay Nixon, Respondents-Appellees,

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided March 11, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allan Seidel, Trenton, MO, argued, for petitioner-appellant.

Stephen Hawke, Assistant Attorney General, Jefferson City, MO, argued (Stacy Louise Anderson, on the brief), for respondents-appellees.

Before BOWMAN and WOLLMAN, Circuit Judges, and KOPF, District Judge.


KOPF, District Judge.

Thomas Miller appeals from a district court2 order denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. For reversal, Miller argues the district court erred in finding that (1) there was sufficient evidence from which a jury could find Miller guilty of first-degree arson; (2) trial counsel was not constitutionally ineffective when counsel failed to procure available evidence relevant...

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