Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit July 6, 2001, 00-2868 (Joush Hatcher, Jr. v. Frank X. Hopkins)

BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.

The District Court

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denied Joush Hatcher, Jr.’s 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas corpus petition on the ground that the claims were procedurally defaulted as a matter of state law and that Hatcher did not show cause and prejudice to excuse the default, or provide new evidence that he was actually innocent. We affirm.