John Andrew Ward, an Arkansas state prisoner serving a thirty-year sentence for burglary and theft of property, appeals the denial of his pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus brought under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He argues on appeal that there was insufficient evidence to support his burglary conviction. Ward also asserts, for the first time, that he was denied effective assistance of counsel...
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