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003891P.pdf 09/10/2001 Dennis Skillicorn v. Al Luebbers
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 00-3891
Western District of Missouri
Prisoner case - habeas. Chapter154 of the Anti-Terrorism and
Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 did not apply to petitioner
because Missouri Supreme Court Rule 29.16 was not in place
until the day after the Office of the Public Defender selected
attorneys to represent petitioner in his state post-conviction
proceeding; case remanded to the district court to determine
whether Missouri Supreme Court Rule 29.16 is a satisfactory
opt-in mechanism under the Act.