_____________ No. 95-3977NE _____________ Terry L. Christianson, * * Appellant, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the District * of Nebraska.

Robert P. Houston; Attorney * General, State of Nebraska, * [UNPUBLISHED] * Appellees. * _____________ Submitted: May 13, 1996 Filed: May 22, 1996 _____________ Before McMILLIAN, FAGG, and LOKEN, Circuit Judges. _____________

PER CURIAM.

Terry L. Christianson appeals the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition. Initially, we reject Christianson's contention that Nebraska's robbery statute is constitutionally ambiguous. Having rejected Christianson's constitutional claim, we conclude Christianson's trial and appellate counsel were not ineffective for failing to challenge the statute's constitutionality. Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

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