Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit December 24, 1981, 81-1495 (Clarence Alexander v. Vernon Housewright, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction)

BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.

Clarence Sidney Alexander appeals from the denial of his writ of habeas corpus by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas.

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Alexander contends that the state trial court denied him effective assistance of counsel by refusing to allow his trial counsel to withdraw because of a conflict of interest.