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ISOM v. LOCKHART

No. 87-1491.

847 F.2d 484 (1988)

Tad Anthony ISOM, Appellant, v. A.L. LOCKHART, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided May 25, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry D. Vaught, Little Rock, Ark., for appellant.

Jack Gillean, Little Rock, Ark., for appellee.

Before LAY, Chief Judge, and McMILLIAN and ARNOLD, Circuit Judges.

ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

In this habeas action, Tad Anthony Isom contends he was denied effective assistance of counsel and due process at his rape trial. We reject his arguments and affirm the District Court's1 adoption of the magistrate's recommendation.2

Isom's lawyer was an associate in the firm he hired to defend him. She did not have much experience with felony jury trials. Isom argues that several...

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