DON v. NIX

No. 89-1027.

886 F.2d 203 (1989)

Edward Wayne DON, Appellant, v. Crispus C. NIX, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided September 26, 1989.

Rehearing Denied October 19, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald L. Wheeler, Des Moines, Iowa, for appellant.

Thomas D. McGrane, Des Moines, Iowa, for appellee.

Before BEAM, Circuit Judge, and HEANEY and BRIGHT, Senior Circuit Judges.


HEANEY, Senior Circuit Judge.

Edward Wayne Don was convicted of the first degree murder of police officer Douglas Bell. His conviction was affirmed on direct appeal, State v. Don, 318 N.W.2d 801 (Iowa 1982), and his post-conviction challenges were rejected. Don v. State, 404 N.W.2d 591 (Iowa Ct.App.1986). His petition for habeas corpus relief was denied by the district court. We affirm.

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