United States Eighth Circuit

Denial of habeas relief in a first-degree murder, death penalty case is affirmed over claims of error regarding: 1) the exclusion of another individual's confession; 2) exclusion of defendant's expert witness; 3) ineffective assistance of counsel; 4) evidence regarding his involvement in a murder in Mexico; and 5) sufficiency of the evidence.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/06/2007
• Published 02/06/2007

Judges

• BEAM, Circuit Judge., Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, BEAM, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Kent E. Gipson, Kansas City, MO, argued (William C. Odle, on the brief), for appellant., Dennis Skillicorn, Mineral Point, MO, pro se.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael J. Spillane, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, MO, argued (Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Atty. Gen., on the brief), for appellee.