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ALEXANDER v. HOUSEWRIGHT

No. 81-1495.

667 F.2d 556 (1981)

Clarence ALEXANDER, Appellant, v. Vernon HOUSEWRIGHT, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided December 24, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julius D. Kearney, argued, Pine Bluff, Ark., for appellant.

Steve Clark, Atty. Gen., Arnold M. Jochums, Asst. Atty. Gen., argued, Little Rock, Ark., for appellee.

Before GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge, and BRIGHT and ROSS, Circuit Judges.

BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.

Clarence Sidney Alexander appeals from the denial of his writ of habeas corpus by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas.1 Alexander contends that the state trial court denied him effective assistance of counsel by refusing to allow his trial counsel to withdraw because of a conflict of interest. He also argues that the district court's refusal to declare a mistrial or pick a new jury...

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