DONELSON v. STEELE

No. 20-1094.

11 F.4th 675 (2021)

Rodney L. DONELSON, Petitioner-Appellant v. Troy STEELE, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 26, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rodney L. Donelson, Pro Se.

Kathryn Parish , CARLYLE & PARISH, Saint Louis, MO, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Gregory Michael Goodwin , Stephen David Hawke , Assistant Attorneys General, ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, Jefferson City, MO, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before SMITH, Chief Judge, KELLY and ERICKSON, Circuit Judges.


A Missouri jury found Rodney Donelson guilty of two counts of first-degree murder. After the Missouri Court of Appeals denied him postconviction relief, Donelson filed this federal habeas action under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Donelson claims that he received ineffective assistance of counsel when his trial attorney withdrew a motion...

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