TANG, Circuit Judge:
Dunckhurst, a Nevada state prisoner, appeals the district court's denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus, brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (1982). Dunckhurst was convicted in state court of first degree murder and sentenced to two consecutive terms of life imprisonment. He contends that the trial court erred by (1) denying his requested jury instructions explicitly stating the State's burden of proof to show the admitted homicide...
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