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SHELTON v. PURKETT

No. 08-1833.

563 F.3d 404 (2009)

Kenneth SHELTON, Jr., Appellant, v. James D. PURKETT, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: April 28, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Simon, argued, St. Louis, MO, for appellant.

Stephen D. Hawke, AAG, argued, Jefferson City, MO, for appellee.

Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, BEAM and ARNOLD, Circuit Judges.

BEAM, Circuit Judge.

Kenneth Shelton appeals the district court's1 denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition for habeas corpus relief. Two Sixth Amendment issues—the denial of counsel at a critical stage and the ineffective assistance of counsel—have been certified for appeal. We affirm the district court.

I. BACKGROUND

In December 1998, Shelton and two others forcibly entered a private home and robbed...

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