RINGO v. ROPER

No. 05-4005.

472 F.3d 1001 (2007)

Earl RINGO, Appellant, v. Donald ROPER, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: January 4, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cheryl Ann Pilate, argued, Kansas City, MO (William C. Odle, Kansas City, MO, on the brief), for appellant.

Andrew William Hassell, Attorney General's Office, argued, Jefferson City, MO, for Appellee.

Before ARNOLD, BYE, and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.


ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

Earl Ringo, a prisoner under sentence of death in the State of Missouri, appeals the denial by the district court1 of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, see 28 U.S.C. § 2254. We affirm.

I.

Eight years ago, Mr. Ringo and Quentin Jones shot a restaurant employee and the driver of a delivery truck to death in the course of a robbery. Mr. Jones pleaded guilty to murder, robbery, and...

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