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BLACK v. WOODS

No. 80-1713.

651 F.2d 528 (1981)

James Willis BLACK, Appellant, v. Frank W. WOODS, Warden; and Warren Spannaus, Attorney General of the State of Minnesota, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided March 25, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey R. Anderson, St. Paul, Minn., for appellant.

Thomas L. Johnson, Hennepin County Atty., Minneapolis, Minn., Edward C. Anderson, Asst. Hennepin County Atty., Minneapolis, Minn., for appellees.

Before BRIGHT, STEPHENSON and McMILLIAN, Circuit Judges.

STEPHENSON, Circuit Judge.

James Willis Black appeals the district court's1 denial of his writ of habeas corpus filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Black was convicted on three counts of first degree murder in Minnesota state court and is serving three consecutive life sentences. In this habeas petition he claims that his right to due process was violated when the prosecution called a key witness...

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