District Court, N.D. Iowa February 25, 2005, C02-185-LRR (Sillick v. Ault)

ORDER

READE, District Judge.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION.741

II. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND .741

A. Trial.741

B. Direct Appeal.742

C. State Post-Conviction Relief Proceedings.745

D. Federal Post-Conviction Relief Proceedings.749

III. STANDARD OF REVIEW.754

IV. 28 U.S.C. § 2254 MOTION.754

A. Applicable Standard .754

B. Analysis of Properly Exhausted Claims.754

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