STRONG v. ROPER

No. 11-3046.

737 F.3d 506 (2013)

Richard STRONG, Petitioner-Appellant v. Donald ROPER, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: December 12, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Gorla , Saint Louis, MO, and Jennifer Herndon , Florissant, MO, argued, for appellant.

Terrence M. Messonnier , AAG, Jefferson City, MO, argued, for appellee.

Before RILEY, Chief Judge, WOLLMAN and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.


WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

Richard Strong was convicted of two counts of capital murder and sentenced to death. The Missouri Supreme Court affirmed the convictions and sentence on direct appeal and later affirmed the denial of Strong's motion for postconviction relief. The district court1 denied Strong's petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. We granted a certificate of appealability on four of Strong's claims,...

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