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BRUNSON v. HIGGINS

No. 82-1961.

708 F.2d 1353 (1983)

Eddie BRUNSON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Gerald HIGGINS, Superintendent, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided June 9, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Ashcroft, Atty. Gen., Jay D. Haden, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, Mo., for respondent-appellee.

George M. Bock, Slagle & Bernard, P.C., Kansas City, Mo., for petitioner-appellant.

Before ROSS, JOHN R. GIBSON and FAGG, Circuit Judges.

JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

Eddie Brunson appeals the district court's1, 542 F.Supp. 216, denial of his petition for postconviction relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Brunson contends that his trial counsel was ineffective in failing to make a motion to disqualify the jury panel and in improperly putting into evidence Brunson's prior convictions. Brunson further argues that he did not have...

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