Christopher Simmons v. Michael Bowersox

U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit · Decided 2001-01-02

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BEAM, Circuit Judge. Christopher Simmons was convicted in Missouri state court for the first degree murder of Shirley Crook and was sentenced to death. Simmons appeals from the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 . Because we find the state court decisions invol…

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