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GIBSON v. BOWERSOX

No. 95-2144.

78 F.3d 372 (1996)

James GIBSON, Appellant, v. Michael BOWERSOX, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided March 11, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David L. Gallego, Columbia, Missouri, for appellant.

Frank A. Jung, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, Missouri, for appellee.

Before MAGILL, BRIGHT, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.

MAGILL, Circuit Judge.

James Gibson appeals the district court's1 denial of a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, arguing that the state failed to prove every element of his drug trafficking offense beyond a reasonable doubt because it tested an inadequate sample of cocaine base, and that the state impermissibly used peremptory strikes against African-American venirepersons. We affirm.

I.

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