PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
Lofton appeals from the district court's dismissal of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, alleging that his conviction was improper because he was denied effective assistance of counsel on appeal and because evidence admitted at trial was the fruit of an illegal seizure.
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On March 19, 1981, while delivering a package to his sister, Lofton began arguing with a neighbor, Geraldine Jones. He left after...
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