FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge.
The State of Missouri appeals the district court's order granting Edward V. Lawrence's petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. We remand for reconsideration of Lawrence's claim of ineffective assistance of counsel.
I. BACKGROUND
Lawrence was convicted in the Circuit Court of St. Louis County, Missouri, of capital murder and murder in the first degree. He was sentenced to...
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