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BELL v. NORRIS

No. 07-3432.

586 F.3d 624 (2009)

Albert BELL, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Larry NORRIS, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: November 13, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Diamond, argued, Ballwin, MO, for appellant.

Kelly Hill, SR. AAG, argued, Little Rock, AR, for appellee.

Before WOLLMAN, MELLOY, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.

MELLOY, Circuit Judge.

In this habeas case involving two consecutive sentences of life imprisonment for a minor, the question we face is whether the Arkansas Supreme Court identified and reasonably applied the correct legal standard for assessing whether the minor made a knowing and intelligent waiver of his Miranda rights. The district court1 determined that the Arkansas Supreme Court correctly identified a "totality-of-the-circumstances...

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