United States Eighth Circuit

In habeas proceedings resulting from petitioner's conviction of second-degree unintentional felony murder following a joint jury trial with two co-defendants, denial of the habeas petition is affirmed where defendant's joinder with his co-defendants for trial and the state trial court's decision not to sever his trial did not constitute an unreasonable application of clearly established federal law as determined by the Supreme Court in Zaffro.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/21/2009
• Published 08/21/2009

Judges

• SMITH, Circuit Judge., Before SMITH, ARNOLD, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Beau Daniel McGraw, McGraw Law Office, argued, Oakdale, MN, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Kimberly Parker, Asst. Atty. Gen., argued, St. Paul, MN, for Appellee.