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IRONS v. LOCKHART

No. 83-2097.

741 F.2d 207 (1984)

James David IRONS, Appellant, v. A.L. LOCKHART, Director, Arkansas Dept. of Corrections, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided August 23, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jesse L. Kearney, Pine Bluff, Ark., for appellant.

Steve Clark, Atty. Gen., by Matthew Wood Fleming, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, Ark., for appellee.

Before ROSS, ARNOLD, and BOWMAN, Circuit Judges.

ROSS, Circuit Judge.

James David Irons appeals the district court's1 denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. We affirm.

Pursuant to a plea of guilty to the charge of raping his twelve-year-old daughter, Irons was sentenced to fifteen years imprisonment. On appeal the Arkansas Supreme Court vacated the guilty plea. Following a jury trial, Irons was found guilty of rape and sentenced...

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