Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied March 9, 1982.
ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
Merlin Long was convicted of first-degree murder in 1964 after a plea of guilty in the District Court of Buena Vista County, Iowa. There was no appeal. Then, in 1973, Long applied for post-conviction relief in the Iowa District Court, which was denied. The denial was affirmed on appeal to the Supreme Court of Iowa. Long v. Brewer,
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