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WILLIAMS v. LUDWICK

No. 13-1978.

761 F.3d 841 (2014)

Michael Terry WILLIAMS, Petitioner-Appellant v. Nick LUDWICK, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: July 31, 2014.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied September 2, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick Thomas Parry , argued, Sioux City, IA, for appellant.

Kevin Cmelik , AAG, argued, Des Moines, IA, ( Richard J. Bennett , AAG, Des Moines, IA, on the brief), for appellee.

Before SMITH, BEAM, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.

SMITH, Circuit Judge.

In 1998, an Iowa state jury convicted Michael Williams of first-degree murder, for which he was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. After exhausting direct and collateral appeals, Williams petitioned for habeas relief in federal district court.1 Williams alleged that conflicts of interests rendered his trial counsel ineffective and that his appellate...

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