COFFEY, Circuit Judge.
On February 25, 1999, Edward L. Ellsworth filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, 28 U.S.C. § 2254, arguing that his Sixth Amendment rights were violated when an Indiana trial court answered two written questions from the jury without consulting and outside the presence of defense counsel. The district court denied the petition, and Ellsworth now appeals. We affirm.
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND
Edward Ellsworth was convicted...
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