JACOBS v. DORMIRE

No. 99-1109.

203 F.3d 550 (2000)

Merrill Arnes JACOBS, Petitioner/Appellant, v. Dave DORMIRE, Respondent/Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided February 9, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Virginia G. Rice, Clayton, MO, argued, for appellant.

Stephen D. Hawke, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, MO, argued (Jeremiah (Jay) Nixon, Missouri Atty. Gen., on the brief), for appellee.

Before WOLLMAN, Chief Judge, MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.


MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

Merrill Jacobs was convicted in Missouri of three counts of sale of a controlled substance and filed this petition for habeas relief. Four issues were raised in his petition which was denied by the district court.1 The court granted a certificate of appealability on two issues: whether the state court erred in overruling his objection during voir dire to a question by the...

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