FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
Jose Melgoza was convicted of murder in Illinois as a result of a drive-by shooting in which he was the driver. After exhausting his state court remedies, he filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the district court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Melgoza's petition alleged that his sentence was unconstitutionally excessive and that he was deprived of due process because the trial court, over his objection, instructed
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