Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit November 23, 1990, 89-2896EA (William Grooms v. A.L. Lockhart, Director, Arkansas Department of Corrections)

PER CURIAM.

William Grooms appeals the magistrate’s

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denial of habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Finding no error in the magistrate’s ruling, we affirm.

1. BACKGROUND

On September 23, 1982, William Grooms was convicted by a jury of theft by receiving, a class C felony, and of being a habitual offender. He was sentenced to a term of twenty years in the Arkansas Department of Corrections.