Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied May 28, 1976.
BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
Sanford Thomas seeks habeas corpus relief from his conviction in the state courts of Missouri of first degree murder and from his sentence of life imprisonment. The district court, after an evidentiary hearing, denied Thomas any relief. Thomas appeals, asserting that the assistance afforded by his retained trial counsel fell below minimal constitutional standards and that the prosecutor...
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