RODDEN v. DELO

No. 97-2100.

143 F.3d 441 (1998)

James E. RODDEN, Appellant, v. Paul DELO; William Webster, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided May 4, 1998.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing Denied June 23, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kent E. Gipson, Kansas City, MO, argued (Bruce Houdek, Kansas City, MO, on the brief), for Appellant.

Stephen K. Hawke, Jefferson City, MO, argued (Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Attorney General, and Frank A. Jung, Jefferson City, MO, on the brief), for Appellees.

Before McMILLIAN, FAGG, Circuit Judges, and BOWMAN, Chief Judge.


Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc Denied June 23, 1998.*

FAGG, Circuit Judge.

James E. Rodden appeals the district court's denial of his habeas petition attacking his conviction and sentence for the capital murder of Terry Trunnel. See 28 U.S.C. § 2254. We affirm.

Around 11:00 p.m. one night in December 1983, Rodden offered acquaintance Terry Trunnel a ride home from a bar. On the way, they stopped...

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