United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 95-3582 ___________ Adrian B. Tisdale, * * Appellant, * * v. * Appeal from the United States * District Court for the L a r r y Norris, Director, Arkansas * Eastern District of Arkansas.

Department of Correction, * * [UNPUBLISHED] Appellee. * ___________ Submitted: May 30, 1997 Filed: June 4, 1997 ___________ Before BOWMAN, WOLLMAN and BEAM, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM.

Adrian B. Tisdale, an Arkansas state prisoner, appeals the district court’s1 denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition. After carefully reviewing the record before us and the parties’ briefs, we conclude the judgment of the district court was correct and affirm for the reasons stated in the district court’s opinion. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

The Honorable George Howard, Jr., United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas, adopting the report and recommendation 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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