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SCHONE v. PURKETT

No. 93-1105.

15 F.3d 785 (1994)

Robert G. SCHONE, Appellant, v. James PURKETT, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided February 7, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was David H. Bailey, St. Peters, MO.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was John William Simon, Jefferson City, MO. Additional attorneys appearing on the brief were Jeremiah Nixon and Millie Aulbur.

Before McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge, BRIGHT, Senior Circuit Judge, and MAGILL, Circuit Judge.

MAGILL, Circuit Judge.

Robert Schone appeals the district court's1 denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Schone argues that his guilty pleas to two counts of sodomy in Missouri state court were unknowing and involuntary because he did not understand the nature of the charges against him and that he was denied effective assistance of counsel because his attorney failed to prepare his case adequately, inform him of the elements...

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