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SMITH v. BREWER

No. 78-1109.

577 F.2d 466 (1978)

Walter SMITH, Jr., Appellant, v. Lou V. BREWER, Warden, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided June 22, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Wellman and Robert R. Rigg, Des Moines, Iowa, on brief for appellant.

Richard C. Turner, Atty. Gen., and Thomas D. McGrane, Asst. Atty. Gen., Des Moines, Iowa, on brief for appellee.

Before STEPHENSON, Circuit Judge, INGRAHAM, Senior Circuit Judge and HENLEY, Circuit Judge.

PER CURIAM.

Walter Smith, Jr. appeals from the district court's1 denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. We affirm.

On March 20, 1973, appellant Smith was convicted in Polk County District Court in Iowa of first degree murder. Smith appealed his conviction to the Supreme Court of Iowa on two grounds: (1) the evidence was not sufficient to support a first degree murder conviction, and (2) jury misconduct deprived him...

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