___________ No. 95-3644 ___________

Richard Lamont Holland, * * Appellant, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * Southern District of Iowa. John Ault, * * [UNPUBLISHED] Appellee. * ___________ Submitted: March 22, 1996 Filed: March 29, 1996 ___________ Before McMILLIAN, WOLLMAN, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.

___________ PER CURIAM.

Richard Lamont Holland appeals the district court's1 denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Having carefully reviewed the record and the parties' briefs, we conclude that no error of law appears and that the district court correctly denied relief.

Accordingly, the district court's judgment is affirmed. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

The Honorable R.E. Longstaff, United States District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa, adopting the report and recommendation of the Honorable Celeste F. Bremer, United States Magistrate Judge for the Southern District of Iowa. A true copy.

Attest:

CLERK, U. S. COURT OF APPEALS, EIGHTH CIRCUIT.

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