Steele v. Cook

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
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No. 96-60264
Summary Calendar
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ANTHONY STEELE,
Petitioner-Appellant,
versus
ROGER COOK,
Respondent-Appellee.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Mississippi
(3:95-CV-539-BN)
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April 16, 1997
Before SMITH, DUHÉ, and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Anthony Steele, Mississippi prisoner # 72033A, appeals the
denial of his habeas petition filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254.
Steele contends that the evidence was insufficient to support his
conviction for kidnaping and that he received ineffective
assistance of counsel at trial. Steele fails to show that he is
entitled to habeas relief on either claim. See Alexander v.
McCotter, 775 F.2d 595, 597-98 (5th Cir. 1985); Strickland v.
Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 687 (1984).
*
Pursuant to Local Rule 47.5, the court has determined
that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent
except under the limited circumstances set forth in Local Rule
47.5.4.
AFFIRMED
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