Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied June 2, 1999.
RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
John C. Burns, a Missouri prisoner, brings this petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 for a writ of habeas corpus. He challenges his 1987 state-court convictions for attempted forcible rape, armed criminal action, and first-degree assault. Petitioner argues that his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance in a number of ways, including...
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