___________ No. 95-2256 ___________ Larry Friar, * * Appellant, * * v. * Appeal from the United States * District Court for the Larry Norris, Director, Arkansas * Eastern District of Arkansas.

Department of Correction, * * [UNPUBLISHED] Appellee. *

___________ Submitted: March 5, 1996 Filed: March 11, 1996 ___________ Before FAGG, BOWMAN, and HANSEN, Circuit Judges. ___________

PER CURIAM.

Arkansas inmate Larry Friar appeals from the district court's1 denial of his petition for habeas corpus relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254.

Having reviewed the record, we conclude no error of law appears and we affirm the judgment of the district court for the reasons set forth in its opinion. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. We deny Friar's motion for appointment of counsel.

The Honorable Stephen Reasoner, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, adopting the report and recommendations of the Honorable H. David Young, United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas.

A true copy.

Attest:

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

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