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DUKES v. LOCKHART

No. 84-2222-EA.

769 F.2d 504 (1985)

Melvin DUKES, Appellant, v. A.L. LOCKHART, Director Arkansas Department of Correction, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided August 6, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Evans Benton, Little Rock, Ark., for appellant.

Randel Miller, Little Rock, Ark., for appellee.

Before ROSS, JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judges, and COLLINSON, Senior District Judge.

COLLINSON, Senior District Judge.

Melvin Dukes appeals from the district court's1 denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus brought under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. In his petition he raised the following grounds for relief: (1) his conviction was based on evidence obtained by an illegal search and seizure; (2) his conviction violated the double jeopardy clause of the United States Constitution; (3) improper elaboration by the prosecutor...

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