BEAM, Circuit Judge.
James Eric Mansfield appeals the denial of his petition for habeas corpus relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
Mansfield was convicted in Missouri state court of first-degree murder and armed criminal action for the stabbing death of Mark Trader. He was sentenced to two concurrent terms of life imprisonment.
Before trial, the state filed a motion in limine to exclude evidence that other people...
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