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WRIGHT v. STATE OF MINN.

No. 87-5039.

833 F.2d 746 (1987)

Michael Elliot WRIGHT, Appellant, v. STATE OF MINNESOTA and Robert A. Erickson, Warden, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided November 18, 1987.

Rehearing Denied December 17, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas Peine, St. Paul, Minn., for appellant.

Steven C. DeCoster, St. Paul, Minn., for appellees.

Before ARNOLD, Circuit Judge, ROSS, Senior Circuit Judge, and MAGILL, Circuit Judge.

PER CURIAM.

Michael Elliot Wright, Sr. appeals from an order of the district court1 denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On appeal, Wright contends that he was not competent to stand trial, and that he was denied effective assistance of counsel in his state court proceeding because his attorney was burdened by an actual conflict of interest. Wright also argues that the district court...

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