MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
ALLEN SHARP, Chief Judge.
On August 19, 1988, the petitioner, Kennis Butler, appearing pro se, filed a petition seeking habeas corpus relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The court subsequently appointed counsel for the petitioner. The respondents have filed their return and the state court record. The case is now ripe for ruling.
I. BACKGROUND
In 1982, the petitioner was convicted of robbery, a Class B felony...
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