NELSON v. HVASS

No. 03-1612.

392 F.3d 320 (2004)

Bruce Robert NELSON, Appellant, v. Sheryl Ramstad HVASS, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: December 21, 2004.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied February 17, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deborah K. Ellis, argued, St. Paul, MN, for appellant.

Thomas R. Ragatz, argued, Assistant Attorney General, St. Paul, MN (Craig S. Nelson, Freeborn County Attorney, Albert Lea, MN, on the brief), for appellee.

Before MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, BOWMAN, and RILEY, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied February 17, 2005.

BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.

Bruce Robert Nelson appeals the District Court's denial of his petition for habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (2000). Because the Minnesota courts did not unreasonably apply clearly established federal law in denying Nelson's claim that his counsel was ineffective, we affirm.

I.

Nelson was charged in Minnesota state court with conspiracy to commit a controlled...

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