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ELAM v. NIX

No. 91-1945.

951 F.2d 890 (1991)

Daniel Sullivan ELAM, Appellant, v. Crispus C. NIX, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided December 11, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Messina, Des Moines, Iowa, for appellant.

Thomas D. McGrane, Des Moines, Iowa, argued (Bonnie J. Campbell, on brief), for appellee.

Before FAGG, Circuit Judge, HEANEY, Senior Circuit Judge, and MAGILL, Circuit Judge.

FAGG, Circuit Judge.

Daniel Sullivan Elam appeals the district court's order denying his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 application for a writ of habeas corpus. We affirm.

An Iowa state court jury convicted Elam of first-degree murder in a shotgun slaying. After exhausting his available state court remedies, Elam brought this federal habeas corpus action contending he was denied due process because the trial court gave the...

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