WALLS v. BOWERSOX

Nos. 97-1936, 97-1978.

180 F.3d 986 (1999)

Robert Allen WALLS, Petitioner, v. Michael S. BOWERSOX, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed June 24, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stacy Anderson, Jefferson City, MO, argued, for Petitioner.

Martin Hadican and Mary Elizabeth Orr, St. Louis, MO, argued, for Respondent.

Before: BEAM, LOKEN, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.


BEAM, Circuit Judge.

Robert Allen Walls is under a death sentence as a result of a conviction for capital murder. The execution is scheduled for June 30, 1999.

Mr. Walls earlier challenged his conviction in a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. As a part of this challenge, he raised the issue of the effectiveness of his trial counsel as measured by the standards announced in

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