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WILLIAMS v. ROPER

No. 10-2579.

695 F.3d 825 (2012)

Marcellus S. WILLIAMS, Petitioner-Appellee v. Donald ROPER, Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: September 18, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Joseph Spillane , AG, argued, Jefferson City, MO, for appellant.

Kent E. Gipson , argued, Kansas City, MO, Laurence E. Komp , on the brief, Manchester, MO, for appellee.

Before WOLLMAN, MELLOY, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.

COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.

Marcellus Williams was convicted by a jury in Missouri of the first-degree murder of Felicia Gayle and sentenced to death. The Supreme Court of Missouri affirmed the conviction and sentence on direct review, State v. Williams, 97 S.W.3d 462 (Mo.2003) ("Williams I"), and subsequently affirmed the denial of his motion for postconviction relief. Williams v. State,

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